摘要：The acknowledgement of pre-understanding is imperative within
research and/or teaching. Pre-understanding consists of both explicit and tacit
knowledge that can best be understood as two levels or planes; namely, firsthand
and second-hand pre-understanding. First-hand pre-understanding,
acquired through personal experience, is distinct from second-hand which is
collected through the pre-understanding of other people (intermediaries). Preunderstanding
includes knowledge within a certain disposition which surfaces
while collecting, analyzing and processing information within one¡¯s role as
teacher and/or researcher. To fully comprehend pre-understanding, three
distinct elements including membership (teaching fraternity), experience, and
education and training are explored using personal experiences.
