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If theory and practice were the same, then what? A new approach to…
If theory and practice were the same, then what? A new approach to designing professional education.
Abstract
The journal talks about bringing theory and practice together and seeing them as the same, based primarily on humanistic philosophy (interpretation written and spoken communication)
Introduction
How do we reconcile the notion of theory - loosely conceived of an abstract knowledge (theoretical; not applied or practical:), with practice
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Pragmatism
Pragmatism, essentially concerned with praxis - "doing" and "action"
Pragmatism draws an intimate connection between theory and practice, between thought and action
Pragmatism can be considered "a new approach to knowledge, enquiry and conduct.
cartesian framework has dominated modern philosophy which has been built on dualism (the separation between mind and body, knowledge and knower.
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Hermeneutics
There has been a growing interest in hermeneutics as it acts as a lens for reviewing human development and human services
Hermeneutics is about communication and interpretation. Messages can be misinterpreted and distorted as they are shaped by rolling culturally determined ways of taking information but hermeneutics tells us that we can examine the process of interpretation.
Hermeneutics is concerned with understanding more than objective knowledge and rational explanation. So understanding has a fundamental place in professional education
Hermeneutic is also about inquiry - the longer it continues the greater is the understanding that ensues.
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Thrownness, belief systems, and cognitive dissonance
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Hermeneutic circle, complex adaptive systems, and expertise
Summary and future steps
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Hermeneutic and the algorithms of the variety of concepts from for forestructure (understanding), thownness (complex situations), interpretation (opinion), articulation (communication), and appropriation (change from knowledge) is effective for developing professional specific knowledge and skills.