Emerging Paradigms in the Knowledge Era
Diversity is a central feature of the knowledge era and it provides educators with a variety of challenges. Instead of there being a single ‘rule book’… there is instead a pluralistic variety of visions, views perspectives and paradigms all seeking support and contending for attention. Educators therefore have to be particularly diligent in selecting which sources they give credence to and incorporate in their work.
Richard Slaughter
Richard A Slaughter is an internationally recognised futurist, author, editor, teacher and innovator who works with a wide range of organisations in many countries and at all educational levels. Currently he is Director of Foresight International, Brisbane.
Looking over the horizon can help us to identify critical factors we can take into account to guide our thinking and ideas for planning. This type of thinking is needed by educators and trainers as well as by strategists in other areas. The TAFE NSW International Centre for VET Teaching and Learning has commissioned a number of ‘think pieces’ to assist in guiding and informing the project Designing Professional Development for the Knowledge Era.
The first think piece, Emerging Paradigms in the Knowledge Era has been written by Richard Slaughter. In his paper he considers five examples:
- environmental
- neo-humanist/multicultural/de-colonising
- spiritual
- futures
- integral
Emerging Paradigms in the Knowledge Era (90 KB)
See also
Designing Professional Development for the Knowledge Era Project
