Schon on epistomology
Posted by Darren Cambridge on January 27, 2010
Filed under Resources and tagged collaborative learning, episemology, learning communities
In our discussion last night, we touched on Donald Schon’s distinction between problems that can be addressed through “scientific” inquiry and problems that are sufficient complex and situated that they require a different epistemology that acknowledges that knowledge can be drawn from and embedded within professional practice. In an excellent article on learning communities, K. Patricia Cross, a venerable figure in the fields of Adult and Higher Education, explicates this distinction in a bit more depth in the section on philosophy. It’s certainly worth a look if you have time.
Darren
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