Earlier in my 'research' I posted on June 6 that I was more mature and could decipher metaphors - well I was wrong. I truly represent Dewey and Constructivist Theory - I've got to build the foundation before I can critically reflect on the BOOK.
Since I never took Physics or even had a passing interest (that I know of); I had to go a searching (thank goodness for the Internet!)
This will be somewhat brief, but it provides me (and maybe you) with the background I need to explain what Vella is talking about when she compares dialogue education with quantum thinking - I'm actually taking this information from an article I found on-line, An Additional Way of Thinking About Organizational Life and Leadership: The Quantum Perspective.
This is where I wanted to insert a table; but couldn't figure it out - so I'll include the link below if you would like more information:
http://www.umanitoba.ca/publications/cjeap/articles/fris.html
My business and HR background seems to always draw me back to organizational thinking, I'm not one to look to the science world for explanation. The article quotes Zohar (Vella does too),
Now the above is not an either/or - they are complementary - it's dependent on the situation.
Since I never took Physics or even had a passing interest (that I know of); I had to go a searching (thank goodness for the Internet!)
This will be somewhat brief, but it provides me (and maybe you) with the background I need to explain what Vella is talking about when she compares dialogue education with quantum thinking - I'm actually taking this information from an article I found on-line, An Additional Way of Thinking About Organizational Life and Leadership: The Quantum Perspective.
This is where I wanted to insert a table; but couldn't figure it out - so I'll include the link below if you would like more information:
http://www.umanitoba.ca/publications/cjeap/articles/fris.html
My business and HR background seems to always draw me back to organizational thinking, I'm not one to look to the science world for explanation. The article quotes Zohar (Vella does too),
So visualize the two groups above in a table - I needed to know where Vella was starting from to fully understand where she was going - it's the context. Similar to what I had to do when writing the Dewey paper - I had to understand from what context Dewey was viewing. Now I can read and view the book from Vella's context.According to Zohar (1997, p.9) the two sets of general beliefs that are now driving theories and research contrast in the following fundamental ways:
[Dang, this is when I wish I had two monitors - or at least a really big monitor so I could easily read a split screen!]
Newtonian belief:
Absolute truth
Absolute perspective
Uniformity
Certainty
Simplicity
Quantum/complexity belief
Multiple possibilities
Contextualism
Pluralism, diversity
Uncertainty, ambiguity
Complexity
Now the above is not an either/or - they are complementary - it's dependent on the situation.
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