WAYS OF KNOWING, CULTURE, COMMUNICATION AND THE PEDAGOGIES OF THE FUTURE

Abstract:
This essay focuses on how cultures are embedded in diverse ways of knowing and how individuals teach (formal, action research, spiritual) and learn the world (action, science, technique or gnosis) differently. We present case studies or stories of teaching and learning futures and futures generations. These stories tell the fundamental difficulties we face in teaching, communicating and learning across civilisational, professional, worldview, and pedagogical style. We offer a link between myth and theory, link this to ways of knowing and explore a futures method, causal layered analysis, as one way to enter different knowing spaces. The educational challenge ahead of us is to pass on the rich diversity of culture and ways of knowing to future generations.

Keywords:futures studies, ways of knowing, culture, pedagogy

Sohail Inayatullah
The Communication Centre
Faculty of Business
QUT
Gardens Point Campus
Brisbane Qld 4001
Phone 61-7-3864-2192
Fax: 61-7-3864-1813
e-mail: s.inayatullah@qut.edu.au

Paul Wildman
Fellow in Future Studies
International Management Centres
PO 74
Nundah 4012
Brisbane
Phone/Fax: 61-7-32667570
e-mail: phwildman@peg.apc.org

WAYS OF KNOWING, CULTURE, COMMUNICATION AND THE PEDAGOGIES OF THE FUTURE


This essay focuses on how cultures are embedded in diverse ways of knowing and how individuals teach (formal, action research, spiritual) and learn the world (action, science, technique or gnosis) differently. We present case studies or stories of teaching and learning futures and futures generations. These stories tell the fundamental difficulties we face in teaching and learning across civilisation, profession, worldview, and pedagogical style. We offer a futures method, causal layered analysis, as one way to enter different knowing spaces. The educational challenge ahead of us is to pass on the rich diversity of culture and ways of knowing to future generations.

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