When you hear the word ‘theory’, what thoughts and feelings do you get?

Are you excited by the idea of theories, or does the word put you off?

The reality is you do not come to this module from position of neutrality. You already have ideas about theories. The word will evoke a certain response in you; maybe positive, maybe negative, but it is there. One of the goals of this module is to help you explore you own understanding of theory; to help you realise that we can use theories in many different ways, and even hold very different views of what is meant by the idea of a theory.

So as you start out on this journey, please share with me and with each other what your reactions are to the idea of studying ‘theories’.