All of these are important questions in any community. Could students in a village Primary School learn, via group discussions, how to make social, economic, legal and political decisions?
1 – Teaching
I increasingly questioned, and moved away from, teaching in the formal sense of giving lectures and talks. I focussed more on helping people learn through experience and discussion. I became more of a coordinator and facilitator of learning. That led me to develop learning experiences based on real tasks with operational teams. I focussed more on the process of improving interactions and communications, rather than the content.
2 – Psychology
The experience convinced me that psychology was the area of education in which I should specialise. In particular, I became involved in studying problem solving conversations and teamwork. In the following years, I wrote a number of books on those topics, and later a major publication on consulting skills.
3 – Communication
The work enabled me to summarise complex events. Therefore, I improved my writing skills. At the end of the process, I understood scientific thinking and practice. I became particularly interested in the philosophy and methodology of science, and acquired the language to discuss with confidence the validity, reliability and substance of research. This was invaluable when I became a supervisor of research projects, and in my role as the editor of journals that published research.
4 – Organisation
The doctorate process gave me confidence that I could design and complete a complex assignment over five years. That involved a high degree of self /time management. I had major commitments in my full-time employment role. In addition, my work as a director in the journals publishing company, and my emerging role as a psychology consultant to businesses, gave me practical experience. Also, I had increasing family responsibilities as, during that time, two of my children were born.
5 – Language
The discussions showed me that I could interact with young children and converse at their level of understanding. At the same time, I learned how to interact with experts in the educational field, and convince them of the findings. That required two very different levels of language ability. That meant I understood the statistical and applied psychological concepts of thinking and explanation. Therefore, I gained considerable confidence at different levels from the educational project and research.
Amazing People Worldwide (APWW)
Amazing People Schools (APS)
Can Do Kids Band (CDKB)
Explore Imagineland (EI)
Therefore, I am still involved in what I commenced in 1966. May it long continue.
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