The thesis by Nicoline Jacoby Hansen deals with conferences which form an important part of continuing education; for some people, they are the only type of educational activity they can afford to or have the time to attend. But most conferences use the one-way communication model to induce learning processes, with back-to-back presentations and participants sitting quietly in ruler-straight rows.

This PhD thesis poses the question: How may a conference be conceptualized as a dramaturgical learning space and what are the practical implications for conference program design and participant experience? Using a design-based research approach, the research attempts to: 1) develop a new approach to conferences as dramaturgical learning spaces; 2) implement the new approach in collaboration with four different conference organizers; and 3) evaluate the participants' experiences and analyze the results.

Assessment committee:
Professor Bengt Johannisson, Linnaeus University/Jönköping University, Sweden
Professor Chris Steyaert, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Associate professor Lotte Darsø, The Danish School of Education, Aarhus University (chairman)

Supervisors:
Associate professor Ib Ravn, The Danish School of Education (principal supervisor)
Associate professor Mette Mønsted, Copenhagen School of Business (co-supervisor)

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