James, A. (2004) ‘Autobiography and Narrative in Personal Development Planning in the Creative Arts’ Art, Design and Communication in Higher Education, 3 (2), pp103-118
The article examines PDP in a creative arts context, exploring the tension between uses, the “external, sociocultural role (the demonstration of skills and assets to others) and capacity to enhance internal, individual understanding.” (p.103) – reflective and presentational facets.
The discussion concludes that PDP is neither discrete to academic or professional goals. But it does suggest that it is a record of a learning journey that has multiple applications for the synthesiser, acknowledging the learner centred nature of the PDP activity by stating; “This sense of self is both represented by and defined in various modes of expression”.
