Homework : a situated practice

This paper will present a speculative account of homework as a situated and embodied practice, uniquely shaped by the pedagogical spaces created within homes by families as homework is completed. The paper will argue that these domestic spaces generate \u27lines of flight\u27 which are less readily captured than those of the classroom. Brief case studies of interactions between parents and children around homework will be presented and used to explore parallels between the situated, embodied learning experiences of \u27doing homework\u27 and participation in the multiple forms of pedagogical exchange possible through an internationalised doctoral program.