Goethean pedagogy A case in innovative science education and implications for work based learning
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Franses, P. & Wride, M.A., Goethean pedagogy A case in innovative science education and implications for work based learning, Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, 5, 4, 2015, 339 - 351Download Item:
Abstract:
Purpose
The
purpose here
is to highl
ight the
profound learning associated with the
Goethean methodology
in
the Holistic Science MSc at Schumacher College,
Devon, U.K.
This is prese
n
t
ed as a case study in profound pedagogy and
as
an
exploration of the implications for
workplace learning.
Some
c
omparison
s
are
also made with reflective
practice
.
Design/ methodology/ approach
Background is provided on Goethe’s
‘
way of science
’
and
Barfield’s
‘participation’
. S
tudents
were
also
interviewed about their learning
and
reflect
on their experiences an
d challenges in learning the Goethean methodology,
particularly regarding perceptions and participation, on their altered modes of
thinking and feelings about learning, as well as
on
an ‘immediate’
, corporeal
and potentially co
-
operative mode of knowing in
a ‘community of practice’,
which can be extrapolated to the workplace.
Findings
The profound
ness of the
student experience and personal transformation
presented in the interviews
reveals
that
Goethean methodology
has a place
alongside the more specific
analytical knowledge focu
s of Universities.
Wh
ile
t
he
method has challenges in reconciling existing modes of knowing with the
new
approach, the
students
are able to
see
and intuit
the wholeness
and 2
dynamism
of phenomena
more easily
, and t
hey
gain a differe
nt perspective
and learn to
participate more full
y
in
the world
.
Individuality/ value
The article
asks that this template for educational
practice
be considered
more widely relevant to today’s educational landscape in
better
providing
skills and
prepa
ring
students for the workplace in a world of ‘super
-
complexity’.
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Author: WRIDE, MICHAEL
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Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning;5;
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