scholarly journals Thoughts on a Pedagogy OF Complexity

Author(s):  
David Byrne

There is now a developed and extensive literature on the implications of the ‘complexity frame of reference’ (Castellani & Hafferty, 2009) for education in general and pedagogy in particular. This includes a wide range of interesting contributions which consider how complexity can inform, inter alia, research on educational systems (Cochran-Smith et al., 2014; Radford, 2008) and theories of learning (Mercer, 2011; Fromberg, 2010), as well as work dealing with specific pedagogical domains including physical education (Atencio et al., 2014, Tan et al. 2010), clinical education and in particular the learning of clinical teams (Noel et al., 2013; Bleakley, 2010; Gonnering, 2010), and learning in relation to systems engineering (Thompson et al., 2011, Foster et al., 2001). This material has contributed considerably to my thinking about the subject matter of this essay which is not the implications of complexity for pedagogy but rather how we might develop a pedagogy OF complexity and, more specifically, a pedagogy of what Morin (2008) has called ‘general’ (as opposed to ‘restricted’) complexity. In other words how should we teach the complexity frame of reference to students at all appropriate educational levels?

Author(s):  
Julia Yates

Career theories are developed to help make sense of the complexity of career choice and development. The intricacy of the subject matter is such that career theories most often focus on one or two aspects of the phenomenon. As such, the challenges of integrating the theories with each other, and integrating them within career practice, are not insignificant. In this chapter, an overview of the theoretical landscape is offered that illustrates how the theories align with each other to build up a comprehensive picture of career choice and development. The chapter introduces a wide range of theoretical frameworks, spanning seven decades and numerous academic disciplines, and discusses the most well-known theorists alongside less familiar names. The chapter is structured around four concepts: identity, environment, career learning, and psychological career resources. Suggestions are offered for the incorporation of theories in career practice.


1970 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-148
Author(s):  
ZS Ebigbagha

Colour studies have generated much confusion in art and design education, particularly among students of the discipline in Nigeria. This is due to the complexity of the subject matter itself, wide-range of available materials and a variety of concepts developed in its multi-disciplinarity that is not kept distinct. Therefore, this paper utilizes a qualitative approach that employs the critical, historical, and analytic examination to provide clarification on the constructive and expressive aspects of colour studies. The paper introduces the reader to the pivotal role of colour and its multi-disciplinary interest. Also, it adequately clarifies paradigms and theories in the physical, psychophysical and psychological domains with particular emphasis on areas of practical value to art and design. Moreover, it considers the numeric adaptation of the colour wheel to a set of numbers for harmonic relationship. And it ends with the need for artists and designers to comprehensively grasp the contextual behaviour of colour and develop colour originality through creative construction and effective use in order to successfully express themselves in colour.


Author(s):  
Barbara Bogusz ◽  
Roger Sexton

Titles in the Complete series combine extracts from a wide range of primary materials with clear explanatory text to provide readers with a complete introductory resource. This chapter discusses the characteristics of an easement: there must be a dominant and a servient tenement; the easement must accommodate the dominant tenement; the easement must be owned or occupied by different people; and an easement must be capable of forming the subject matter of a grant. All four characteristics must exist for a right claimed to be an easement. If any one of those is missing then the right is not an easement.


1982 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-176
Author(s):  
A. J. G. M. Sanders

The Matrimonial Causes Act, 1 of 1973 (Cap. 29:07 of the Laws of Botswana) was passed by the National Assembly on 27 October, 1972. It was assented to by the then President of Botswana, the late Sir Seretse Khama, on 2 February, 1973, and entered into force a week later on 9 February, 1973. The Act applies to civil marriages only, i.e. marriages concluded in terms of the Marriage Act (Cap. 29:01); customary law marriages have been excluded from its operation. As its short title indicates, the Act deals with matrimonial causes, that is to say divorce, judicial separation and the annulment of marriages and matters incidental thereto such as the property rights of spouses, custody, guardianship, maintenance and the jurisdiction of the courts.During its first 10 years of existence the Act has been the subject-matter of many a decision of the High Court and provisions of it have been considered also by the Court of Appeal. Most of these decisions deal with divorce. In academic circles, too, the Act received attention, witness the review by Chris Himsworth in theJournal of African Law. This review was written immediately after the Act came into force. An updated account is therefore appropriate. As I intend to approach the Act from a broader historical and jurisprudential angle, I will deal with it afresh rather than use Himsworth's penetrating but positivistic analysis as a frame of reference.


1975 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-32
Author(s):  
Charles E. Wales

Curriculum planning often starts and ends with a specification of the subject matter knowledge students will study. This paper argues that a better way to start is by performing an educational systems design which considers knowledge needs along with the need to clarify values and make effective decisions. One result of this design work is the new teaching-learning approach called Guided Design which has already been applied to a variety of disciplines.


1993 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 456-459
Author(s):  
David J. Wehner

Writing in horticulture courses helps students develop a better understanding of the subject matter and prepares them for careers where they must communicate with the general public. Three writing assignments that can be modified for use in a wide range of horticulture courses are presented, along with grading sheets. The writing assignments simulate situations that horticulturists encounter frequently; i.e., answering questions about plant materials and their utilization and maintenance or proposing site improvements or additional expenditures for maintenance programs.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 3-12
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Auvray

Antecedentes: En educación fïsica, como en otras materias, son conocidos y aplicados los estudios de personas de relevancia nacional e internacional. Sin embargo, los docentes anónimos, que en definitiva son los que aplican el currículo y le dan un carácter real, tienen mucho que decir en este sentido. La inclusión de la natación dentro de la materia de educación física ha sufrido una gran evolución a lo largo de los años, y son los profesores de campo los que más tienen que aportar al respecto.Objetivos: El propósito de este estudio fue dar cuenta de una investigación histórica sobre la evolución, según una población de profesores de educación física anónimos, de prácticas educativas escolares relacionadas con la natación en Educación Secundaria (Bachillerato, Educación Secundaria Obligatoria) durante la segunda mitad del siglo XX.Método: Se ha llevado a cabo una encuesta por cuestionario semiestructurado, completado con los testimonios escritos, y los registrosimpresos privados y semi-oficiales, donde han participado un total de 158 profesores de diferentes niveles educativos pertenecientes a 25 academinas educativas.Resultados: Se desprende de este estudio una periodización constituida en tres periodos: una natación utilitaria (1945-1959), una natación a la sombra de la natación deportiva federativa (1960-1986), y una natación que gira sobre ella misma (1987-2000). Además, a nivel local, existe una diversidad relativa de currículos reales, que sin embargo siguen estando basados en los currículos nacionales formales de educación física.Conclusiones: Concretamente, la disparidad curricular (real-oficial) parece estar relacionada con un conjunto de variables que dependen a nivel macro de los diferentes recorridos biográficos personales y profesionales de los profesores de campo; a nivel meso a los contextos educativos locales; y a nivel micro a la evolución en la identidad de la educación física y discursos sobre la pedagogía y la didáctica de la natación. Esta disparidad real nos hace cuestionarnos la democratización efectiva de la educación física a nivel nacional frente al lema de la República francesa "libertad, igualdad y fraternidad”.Palabras clave: Natación, historia, educación física y deportiva, curriculum y prácticas pedagógicas.Title: A history of the teaching of swimming in France in physical education seen through the real curricules of field teachersAbstractBackground: In physical education as in other subjects, the studies of people of national and international relevance are known and applied.However, anonymous teachers, who are ultimately those who apply the curriculum and give it a real character, have much to say in thisregard. The inclusion of swimming within the subject of physical education has undergone a great evolution over the years, and fieldteachers are the ones who have to contribute the most.Objectives: The purpose of this study is to account for a historical research on the evolution, according to a population of anonymousphysical education teachers, of school educational practices related to swimming in Secondary Education (Baccalaureate, CompulsorySecondary Education) in 25 academies, during the second half of the 20th century.Method: A survey was carried out by semi-structured questionnaire, completed with written testimonies, and private and semi-officialprinted records, where a total of 158 teachers of different educational levels belonging to 25 educational academinas participated.Results: Results: it is clear from this study a periodization constituted in three periods: a swimming of survival (1945-1959), a swimming inthe shadow of the federative sports swimming (1960-1986), and a swimming that turns on itself (1987 -2000). In addition, at the local level,there is a relative diversity of real curricula, which nonetheless continue to be based on formal national physical education curricula.Conclusions: Specifically, the curricular disparity (real-official) seems to be related to a set of variables that depend at the macro level of thedifferent personal and professional biographical paths of the field teachers; at a meso level to local educational contexts; and at the microlevel, the evolution in the identity of Physical Education and discourses on pedagogy and the didactic of swimming. This real disparity makesus question the effective democratization of physical education at the national level against the motto of the French Republic "freedom,equality and fraternity".Keywords: Swimming, history, physical and sports education, curriculum and pedagogical practices.Titulo: Uma história do ensino da natação na França na educação física visto através dos curriculos reais de professores de campoResumoAntecedentes: Na educação física, como em outros assuntos, são conhecidos e aplicados os estudos de pessoas de relevância nacional einternacional. No entanto, professores anônimos, que são, finalmente, aqueles que aplicam o currículo e dão um caráter real, têm muito adizer a este respeito. A inclusão da natação no sujeito da educação física sofreu uma ótima evolução ao longo dos anos, e professores decampo são os que têm de contribuir mais.Objetivos: O objetivo deste estudo é explicar uma pesquisa histórica sobre a evolução, de acordo com uma população de professoresanônimos de educação física, de práticas educacionais escolares relacionadas à natação em Ensino Secundário (Bacharelado em EnsinoSecundário Obrigatório) em 25 academias, durante a segunda metade do século XX.Método: uma pesquisa foi realizada por questionário semi-estruturado, completo com testemunhos escritos e registros impressos privadose semi-oficiais, onde participaram 158 professores de diferentes níveis educacionais pertencentes a 25 academias educacionais.Resultados: é claro a partir deste estudo uma periodização constituída em três períodos: um nado de sobrevivência (1945-1959), umanatação à sombra da natação desportiva federativa (1960-1986) e uma natação que gira sobre si mesma (1987 -2000). Além disso, a nívellocal, há uma diversidade relativa de currículos reais, que, no entanto, continuam a ser baseados em currículos nacionais formais deeducação física.Conclusões: especificamente, a disparidade curricular (real-oficial) parece estar relacionada a um conjunto de variáveis que dependem donível macro dos diferentes caminhos biográficos pessoais e profissionais dos professores de campo; em um nível meso para contextoseducacionais locais; e no nível micro, a evolução na identidade da Educação Física e os discursos sobre pedagogia e a didática da natação.Essa disparidade real nos faz questionar a democratização efetiva da educação física a nível nacional diante do lema da República Francesa"liberdade, igualdade e fraternidade".Palavras-chave: natação, história, educação física e esportiva, currículo e práticas pedagógicas.


2014 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn Randall ◽  
Daniel Bruce Robinson ◽  
Tim Fletcher

The purpose of this research was to investigate the extent to which quality physical education is currently being taught in Atlantic Canada. We used survey methods to generate descriptive data indicating: (a) the backgrounds of those who teach physical education and (b) what is being taught in physical education. Our findings suggest physical education is taught by a group of mostly-white teachers with varying qualifications, interests, and experiences in teaching the subject. Further, sport experiences tend to dominate the subject matter that students engage with, at the expense of dance and gymnastics. Although some physical education programs could arguably be classified as being of a sound quality according to the national subject association, we contend that more needs to be done to present the subject as a diverse enterprise, both in terms of who teaches and what is taught in physical education.


1948 ◽  
Vol 7 (03) ◽  
pp. 144-173
Author(s):  
L. Solomon

The rules of deductive logic are inculcated throughout our intellectual education. They are universally accepted. They provide firm standards of judgement for many aspects of academic study, research, and of our daily work. It is from some points of view perhaps a matter of regret—and from others of challenge–that their scope is not all-embracing, and that a wide range of problems, both of practical affairs and of intellectual inquiry, is beyond their jurisdiction. These problems, of which the subject-matter of this essay is one, involve the process known as induction, or inductive logic. Rules, standards of judgement, do exist in this field, but few have won universal acceptance and many are the subject of vigorous philosophical dispute.


2019 ◽  
pp. 535-557
Author(s):  
Barbara Bogusz ◽  
Roger Sexton

Titles in the Complete series combine extracts from a wide range of primary materials with clear explanatory text to provide readers with a complete introductory resource. This chapter discusses the characteristics of an easement: there must be a dominant and a servient tenement; the easement must accommodate the dominant tenement; the easement must be owned or occupied by different people; and an easement must be capable of forming the subject matter of a grant. All four characteristics must exist for a right claimed to be an easement. If any one of those is missing, then the right is not an easement.


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