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As part of this book’s exploration of wise practices for better futures, in this chapter I coalesce scientific, spiritual, ethical and philosophical thinking around wisdom and wise practice to better understand how wisdom can be developed and harnessed to achieve desired futures for everyone. Scientific and theoretical knowledge, ethical and spiritual practices and philosophy all provide different ways of thinking and practising that can benefit actions such as sustainability, regeneration, activism and grass roots action. I conceptualise wisdom as a complex, dynamic, and experiential phenomenon that is embedded in the world, embodied in individuals, transformed through actions and grounded in an ethical aim of doing good for and with others. I view wisdom as a capability that encompasses qualities and abilities that can be used to perform actions in unpredictable and challenging situations, and facilitate ongoing development of the individual to perform different actions in the future. Finally, how development of wisdom as a capability for all (not restricted to a select few) can positively contribute to building a more just society with human dignity and wellbeing for all is explored.
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This chapter is builton a premise that what can be known through oral and written knowledge is a fraction of what can be accessed through engagement with wordless knowledge. The complex and fluid nature of 21st-century society requires an openness to research and education strategies that harness the power of wordless ways of knowing in order to meet contemporary demands. A spirit of imagination, creativity, empathy, and risk-taking is needed to bring this vision to life. Visual research and education strategies are explored in this chapter as powerful, enjoyable, and rewarding ways to investigate educational phenomena and deepen student learning. Teaching and learning as inherently human practices (that is they are experienced, lived through and remembered afterward) can be richly explored and deeply understood through visual research strategies that lift the cloak of invisibility over everyday activities, and allow examination of the familiar with a more critical eye. The power of photo-elicitation to deepen understanding of teaching and learning is explored through a reflexive journey of the author’s implementation of photo-elicitation strategies across a range of contexts. Careful alignment of philosophical frameworks with research strategies ensures quality and rigor and generation of trustworthy and rich findings.
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This chapter is builton a premise that what can be known through oral and written knowledge is a fraction of what can be accessed through engagement with wordless knowledge. The complex and fluid nature of 21st-century society requires an openness to research and education strategies that harness the power of wordless ways of knowing in order to meet contemporary demands. A spirit of imagination, creativity, empathy, and risk-taking is needed to bring this vision to life. Visual research and education strategies are explored in this chapter as powerful, enjoyable, and rewarding ways to investigate educational phenomena and deepen student learning. Teaching and learning as inherently human practices (that is they are experienced, lived through and remembered afterward) can be richly explored and deeply understood through visual research strategies that lift the cloak of invisibility over everyday activities, and allow examination of the familiar with a more critical eye. The power of photo-elicitation to deepen understanding of teaching and learning is explored through a reflexive journey of the author’s implementation of photo-elicitation strategies across a range of contexts. Careful alignment of philosophical frameworks with research strategies ensures quality and rigor and generation of trustworthy and rich findings.