Creative Leaps in Theory: The Might of Abduction

Autor/in	Veen, Mario
Titel	Creative Leaps in Theory: The Might of Abduction
Quelle	In: Advances in Health Sciences Education, 26 (2021) 3, S.1173-1183 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Veen, Mario)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1382-4996
DOI	10.1007/s10459-021-10057-8
Schlagwörter	Logical Thinking; Abstract Reasoning; Allied Health Occupations Education; Theory Practice Relationship; Imagination; Educational Theories; Creativity + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Abstraktes Denken; Denken; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Kreativität
Abstract	This paper argues that abductive reasoning has a central place in theorizing Health Professions Education. At the root of abduction lies a fundamental debate: How do we connect practice, which is always singular and unique, with theory, which describes the world in terms of rules, generalizations, and universals? While abduction was initially seen as the 'poor cousin' of deduction and induction, ultimately it has something important to tell us about the role of imagination and humility in theorizing Health Professions Education. It is that which makes theory possible, because it allows us to ask what "might" be the case and calls attention to the role of creative leaps in theory. Becoming aware of the abductive reasoning we already perform in our research allows us to take the role of imagination--something rarely associated with theory--seriously. (As Provided).
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