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What is Post-Modernism

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Integral Theory and Transdisciplinary Action Research in Education
A state of development characterized by the questioning of pre-existing narratives that drive behavior in the world. Post-modernists are often known for being highly skeptical and showing a proclivity for understanding narratives as social constructs and interpretations that are highly subjective, though this is of course itself a subjective, and potentially morally relative, claim.
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CoS and Effect: An Integral View
Dave Carlgren (University of Calgary, Canada)
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 22
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5873-6.ch005
Abstract
The science that is done by students in grade school settings naturally differs considerably from that done by actual scientists. While much of this difference is attributable to differences in age and experience between the two groups, it may be possible to decrease the gap between the learner and the researcher in science. To explore this possibility, an educational design research (EDR) study was conducted from the perspectives of complexity and networks, communities of practice, and integral theory, the goal being to assess the potential outcomes of engaging learners in a student-led science conference called the celebration of science (CoS).
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Learner-Centered Approach: The Historical and Ideological Boundaries of the Past, Present, and Future in Higher Education
It is a historical stage covering the post-WWII, in which there were introduced the ideals to the learner-centered approach, such as professional autonomy, accountability, diversification in massification, competitiveness, micro-credentials, and excellence in teaching and learning.
Published in Chapter: Learner-Centered Approach: The Historical and Ideological Boundaries of the Past, Present, and Future in Higher Education; From: Handbook of Research on Learner-Centered Approaches to Teaching in an Age of Transformational Change
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