Gaining Knowledge

• Education and knowledge

• Categorizing knowledge
• Personal knowledge, shared knowledge, exchange knowledge
• Experiental knowledge and critical reflection
• Knowing how: skils of thinking and acting
 Knowledge is not a concrete substance
but an abstract concept
that we conduct ourselfs, personally and
socially
throughout the whole of our lives
 Education and knowledge
• 1. What balance should be given to valuing tradition and
valuing innovation, as the school reflects its surrounding
society?
• 2. What kind of people do different school systems want to
develope?
• 3. How would you distinguish between education and
indoctrination? Are you aware of any particular examples
in history or in the world today of education being strongly
influenced by propaganda?
Categorizing knowledge
• Distinction between personal and shared knowledge

personal shared
exchange

Acceptance
Questioning or rejection
and Debate and
exploration testing
Experiental knowledge and critical reflection

Discussion activity
(page 38)
 Howard Gardner, psychologist
... About human abilities
• „Multiple intelligences“ – 1983.
• 1. Linguistic intelligence (language)
• 2. Logical/mathematical intelligence
• 3. Musical/rhythmic intelligence
• 4. Bodily/kinesthetic intelligence
• 5. Spatial intelligence
• 6. Intrapersonal intelligence (understanding oneself)
• 7. Interpersonal intelligence (understanding others)
• 8. Naturalistic intelligence
Knowledge claims

• Discussion activity
(page 44)