Indigenizing Knowledge for Development: Epistemological and Pedagogical Approaches

Epistemological and methodological issues for the conceptualization, development, and assessment of ICT-TPCK: Advances in technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPCK)

In this paper, several issues regarding the epistemology of technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPCK) are first raised for the purpose of clarifying the construct. Specifically, the transformative and integrative views are juxtaposed for exploring the epistemology of TPCK, and, at the end, the transformative view is adopted concluding that TPCK is a unique body of knowledge that is con...

Crossing Epistemological Boundaries: Managerial and Entrepreneurial Approaches to Knowledge Management

We identify two distinct yet complementary epistemological paths to knowledge development. The first one is holistic and field dependent and builds on the concept of plausibility; this path we associate with an entrepreneurial mindset. The second is object-oriented and builds on the concept of probability; this path we associate with the managerial mindset. We believe that both managerial and k...

Two Pedagogical Approaches Linking Conceptual and Procedural Knowledge

There are two fundamental dilemmas that appear throughout human life: (1) Do we have to understand being able to do, or vice versa? and (2) Should things be emphasized as objects or as processes? These dilemmas can be converted to the question of the balance between conceptual and procedural knowledge. This article represents two research-based and empirically tested approaches: the educational...

Pedagogical Approaches for Online Environments

Pluralism in Economics: Epistemological Rationales and Pedagogical Implementation

This paper first presents a series of epistemological rationales for pluralism as a guiding concept in economic research. In doing so, it highlights the inherent uncertainty of (scientific) knowledge as well as the complex and dynamic nature of socio-economic relationships to indicate how the discussion of theoretical and applied problems in economics might benefit from a pluralist approach. Ev...