scholarly journals Can Children Really Create Knowledge?

2010 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl Bereiter ◽  
Marlene Scardamalia
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Knowledge Building ◽  
Declarative Knowledge ◽  
Theory Building ◽  
School Knowledge ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Research Communities ◽  
New Knowledge

Can children genuinely create new knowledge, as opposed to merely carrying out activities that resemble those of mature scientists and innovators? The answer is yes, provided the comparison is not to works of genius but to standards that prevail in ordinary research communities. One important product of knowledge creation is concepts and tools that enable further knowledge creation. This is the kind of knowledge creation of greatest value in childhood education. Examples of it, drawn from elementary school knowledge-building classrooms, are examined to show both the attainability and the authenticity of knowledge creation to enable knowledge creation. It is mainly achieved through students’ theory building, and it is a powerful way of converting declarative knowledge to productive knowledge.

The knowledge interconnection process: evidence from contract manufacturing relationships

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tibor Mandják ◽  
Zsuzsanna Szalkai ◽  
Erika Hlédik ◽  
Edit Neumann-Bódi ◽  
Mária Magyar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Business Relationships ◽  
Business Relationship ◽  
Contract Manufacturing ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Types Of Knowledge ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Different Types

Purpose The main goal of the paper is to describe the knowledge interconnection process embedded in an interactive business relationship. The purpose of this study is to understand the knowledge interconnection inside the supplier-buyer relationship in the field of contract manufacturing. The knowledge interconnection process is defined by the authors as a process linked to business relationships, which contains different types of knowledge and various sub-processes related to them. Design/methodology/approach The Industrial Marketing and Purchasing Group (IMP) research framework has been applied and the contribution is a better understanding of the role of knowledge in the interactive business world. The empirical evidence is based on a case study of a Hungarian contract manufacturing company. This paper describes empirical, qualitative research about knowledge interconnection processes applying an abductive research design. Findings The knowledge interconnection process is linked to business relationships. It is a complex process, which contains three types of knowledge and five sub-processes. The knowledge evolution indicates the links between the different types of knowledge. The sub-processes relate to different types of knowledge and allow the flow of knowledge between the supplier and the buyer. In the business relationship, this flow of knowledge makes possible the new knowledge creation. A model of the knowledge interconnection process has been developed. Research limitations/implications Single case studies can create rich descriptions of complex phenomena, but the possibility for generalization is limited. Another limitation is that the knowledge interconnection process has been studied only from the supplier’s perspective. The present research extends IMP’s knowledge of embedded knowledge. In addition, empirical research contributes to the emerging field of IMP research that explores knowledge as a resource but lacks an empirical foundation. Practical implications The knowledge interconnection process is a decisive factor in the development and maintenance of long-term customer relations in the field of contract manufacturing. The evolution of knowledge types – from the body of knowledge to knowledge in use – demands the management of different sub-processes. Knowledge selection, knowledge recombination, knowledge mobilization and new knowledge creation processes are more strongly related to the supplier-customer dyad, while the knowledge relocation process has a network character. The knowledge interconnection process influences the company’s body of knowledge and its relationship management capability. Originality/value The originality of the study is, on the one hand, an empirical examination of the process of knowledge interconnection. On the other hand, the development of a model of the knowledge interconnection process. A further feature is that empirical research has been conducted in the field of contract manufacturing.

scholarly journals PEMBELAJARAN TEMATIK INTEGRATIF PADA KURIKULUM 2013 DI KELAS RENDAH SD MUHAMMADIYAH 07 WAJAK

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Ichsan Anshory AM ◽  
Setiya Yunus Saputra ◽  
Delora Jantung Amelia
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Natural Data ◽  
Thematic Learning

ABSTRAK           Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mendeskripsikan pembelajaran tematik integratif di kelas rendah SD Muhammadiyah 07 Wajak, memperbarui pengetahun guru-guru SD Muhammadiyah 07 Wajak tentang kurikulum 2013, Memberikan Inovasi tentang pelaksanaan K13 yang sesuai dengan peraturan yaitu tidak memisah-misahkan mata pelajaran, serta memberikan ilmu pengetahuan yang baru tentang kurikulum 2013 di SD Muhammadiyah Wajak. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif, penelitian yang didasarkan pada data alamiah yang berupa kata-kata dalam mendeskripsikan objek yang diteliti melalui kegiatan pengumpulan data yang diambil saat penelitian terjadi  Hasil dan kesimpulan kegiatan PPDS  di SD Muhammadiyah 07 Wajak berlangsung dengan baik dan lancar. Hal ini dapat dilihat dari penerapan pembelajaran oleh tim PPDS yang sesuai dengan ciri-ciri pembelajaran tematik integratif yang mana antara lain berpusat pada anak, tidak memisah-misahkan mata pelajaran satu dengan yang lainnya, meskipun pada awalnya guru-guru di sana masih belum begitu faham dengan pelaksanaan pembelajaran tematik dalam kurikulum 2013. Berdasarkan pelaksanaan pembelajaran tematik sesuai kurikulum 2013 di SD Muhammadiyah 07 Wajak, maka peneliti menyimpulkan sebagai berikut: 1)Guru sudah mengetahui tentang kurikulum 2013 akan tetapi pada pelaksanaan guru belum sepenuhnya paham, 2)Kesiapan sarana dan prasarana untuk menunjang proses pembelajaran tematik yang sesuai dengan kurikulum 2013 cukup memadaiKata Kunci : Tematik, Kurikulum 2013ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to describe integrative thematic learning in low grade Muhammadiyah 07 Wajak elementary school, update the knowledge of teachers of SD Muhammadiyah 07 Wajak, Giving Innovation about the implementation of K13 in accordance with the rules that is not separating subjects, as well as providing new knowledge about 2013 curriculum at SD Muhammadiyah Wajak. This research is a qualitative research, research based on natural data in the form of words in describing the object under study through data collection activities taken when the research occurredResults and conclusions of PPDS activities in SD Muhammadiyah 07 Wajak progressed well and smoothly. This can be seen from the application of learning by the PPDS team in accordance with the characteristics of integrative thematic learning which, among others, centered on children, did not separate subjects with one another, although at first the teachers there are still not so understand with the implementation of thematic learning in the curriculum 2013. Based on the implementation of thematic learning according to the 2013 curriculum in SD Muhammadiyah 07 Wajak, the researchers concluded as follows: 1) Teachers already know about the curriculum 2013 but on the implementation of teachers have not fully understood, 2) Readiness facilities and infrastructure to support thematic learning process in accordance with the 2013 curriculum is sufficient.Keyword : Tematic, Curriculum 2013

scholarly journals Open Social Knowledge Creation and Library and Archival Metadata

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Dean Seeman ◽  
Heather Dean
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Archival Description ◽  
Social Knowledge ◽  
Social Tagging ◽  
Archival Studies ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Research Communities ◽  
Resource Description

Standardization both reflects and facilitates the collaborative and networked approach to metadata creation within the fields of librarianship and archival studies. These standards—such as Resource Description and Access and Rules for Archival Description—and the theoretical frameworks they embody enable professionals to work more effectively together. Yet such guidelines also determine who is qualified to undertake the work of cataloging and processing in libraries and archives. Both fields are empathetic to facilitating user-generated metadata and have taken steps towards collaborating with their research communities (as illustrated, for example, by social tagging and folksonomies) but these initial experiments cannot yet be regarded as widely adopted and radically open and social. This paper explores the recent histories of descriptive work in libraries and archives and the challenges involved in departing from deeply established models of metadata creation.

scholarly journals El horizonte matemático en el conocimiento para la enseñanza del profesor: geometría y medida en educación primaria

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Genaro De Gamboa ◽  
Edelmira Badillo ◽  
Miguel Ribeiro
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Mathematical Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Building ◽  
School Practices ◽  
Knowledge For Teaching ◽  
Teaching Geometry ◽  
Educación Primaria

La construcción de un conocimiento matemático con comprensión por parte del alumno requiere del profesor un conocimiento que permita conectar conocimientos previos y futuros de los alumnos, creando puentes entre ambos. En este artículo nos enfocamos en el horizonte matemático como componente del conocimiento del profesor, aportando una interpretación de ese conocimiento con base en tres niveles que se construyen a partir del análisis de tareas relacionadas con la práctica docente. En ejemplos de situaciones de aula de educación primaria relacionadas con tareas de geometría y medida, se presentan y discuten indicadores con el objetivo de describir y analizar cómo un conocimiento del horizonte matemático permite enriquecer la práctica de aula. Mathematical horizon in teachers’ knowledge for teaching: geometry and measurement; elementary educationPromoting the elaboration of students’ mathematical knowledge and understanding requires teachers’ having a knowledge allowing connecting students’ prior and future knowledge building bridges between those two spaces. In this paper we focus on aspects of the mathematical horizon as one of teachers’ knowledge dimensions, presenting an interpretation of such knowledge, with a practice-based approach, grounded in the analysis of three levels of teachers’ practices. Using examples from tasks in geometry and measurement in elementary school practices, some indicators are presented and discussed with the aim of describing and analyzing how a teachers’ horizon knowledge allows enriching teaching practices.Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10481/37188WOS-ESCI

Principals' Understandings of Education Based on Research

2015 ◽  
pp. 149-170
Author(s):  
Maj-Lis Hörnqvist
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Building ◽  
Scientific Culture ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Education Act ◽  
Empirical Foundation

Principals' responsibilities for quality in schools and preschools have, during recent years, been accentuated in Sweden. The Swedish Education Act of 2010 can be interpreted as an attempt to improve the orientation and effectiveness of teaching in schools, as it states that education should be based mainly on research and proven experience. The purpose of this chapter is to illuminate how principals understand and relate to the Education Act of 2010. The empirical foundation of the chapter consists of examining policy documents and two surveys sent to principals and heads of preschools. The findings reveal that the principals show different understandings of the term research basis. Three significant areas of manifestations emerged from the data: keeping up to date with new knowledge, building a scientific culture, and practicing research-based knowledge. However, a challenge for principals is to foster a critical evaluative approach to research.

Challenges with Knowledge Construction in an E-learning Environment

2010 ◽  
pp. 186-201
Author(s):  
Bolanle A. Olaniran ◽  
Oladayo Olaniran ◽  
David Edgell
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Knowledge Construction ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Technology Platforms ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
E Learning

Knowledge construction, or new knowledge creation, is believed to be a way to allow learners to gain an in-depth knowledge and a greater control over the materials they are learning. E-learning technology platforms, that facilitate e-collaboration among learners, represent a way to foster knowledge construction. This chapter however, explores challenges facing knowledge construction especially when looking at “Culture” and how it affects two different learning philosophies or paradigms. This chapter elucidates some of the challenges and offers a new direction for accommodating different learners’ needs.

Innovation and Driven Knowledge Management

2011 ◽  
pp. 392-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eng K. Chew ◽  
Petter Gottschalk
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Asset Management ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Explicit Knowledge ◽  
Idea Generation ◽  
External Knowledge ◽  
It Managers ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
And Performance

As described in Chapter X, fundamental to the company’s innovation capabilities is the level of collaboration and knowledge management capabilities available to support the innovation process. The ability of an organization to identify, acquire, and utilize external knowledge, known as knowledge absorption, can be critical to the firm’s operational success (Adams, Bessant, & Phelps, 2006). A survey by Adams et al. (2006) shows that three areas of knowledge management are critical for innovation management: idea generation, knowledge repository (including the management of tacit and explicit knowledge), and information flows (including information gathering and networking). Further they note that several researchers have found that the firm’s ability to “absorb and put to use new knowledge,” known as knowledge “absorptive capacity,” has direct impact on the firm’s innovation and performance (Chen, 2004; Tsai, 2001). Popadiuk and Choo (2006) have further shown that innovation and knowledge creation are related. Innovation is a result of knowledge creation. Innovation is related to the firm’s ability to combine new knowledge with existing knowledge to create new knowledge that is unique to the firm. It is also related to the firm’s ability to diffuse knowledge throughout the organization so that the organization as a whole increases its absorptive capacity. Knowledge diffusion can be facilitated by IT infrastructure and knowledge management system. Knowledge management is aimed at leveraging internal and external knowledge to create value from the firm’s intangible assets. According to Metaxiotis and Psarras (2006), knowledge management contributes to value creation by enhancing: intellectual asset management, operational efficiency, customer and competitor intelligence, continuous improvement, organizational learning, innovation in products and services, and time to market. They report of findings from American Productivity and Quality Center that greater emphasis should be made by firms on “using knowledge management to become more efficient innovators.” To leverage knowledge management for business innovation, IT managers must first understand the basic principles, theories, and practices of knowledge management. Next, they must understand how knowledge management will contribute to innovation. This chapter aims to address both topics to help make IT managers become the IT innovators.

Knowledge Creation in Export Trading

2004 ◽  
Vol 03 (04) ◽  
pp. 297-316
Author(s):  
Lisa Soon ◽  
Yi-Ping Phoebe Chen ◽  
Alan Underwood
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Competitive Intelligence ◽  
Local Market ◽  
Collective Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Conversion ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Organizational Knowledge Creation ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Market Needs

In this research, we investigate how knowledge in the export trading industry is created. Prior research focuses on general businesses in local market environment. This research specifically focuses on export trading with overseas market needs. These needs require attention to different types of control and requirements beyond that of a local market. In this paper, Nonaka et al.'s theory of organizational knowledge creation is explored. We specifically examine the processes of knowledge creation through four modes of knowledge conversion. Empirical investigations in export trading organizations are conducted. We examine how export firms obtain new knowledge for innovations based on collective knowledge being used in export trading. The findings indicate that the knowledge management processes in export firms allow for the creation of new knowledge. The collective knowledge (from groups and individuals) forms a basis for innovations and competitive intelligence. This collective knowledge also creates foresight, insight and hindsight in the export trading context.

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