Synthetic Synchronisation: From Attention and Multi-Tasking to Negative Capability and Judgment

Autor/in	Stables, Andrew
Titel	Synthetic Synchronisation: From Attention and Multi-Tasking to Negative Capability and Judgment
Quelle	In: Ethics and Education, 8 (2013) 2, S.192-200 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1744-9642
DOI	10.1080/17449642.2013.845960
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Attention; Orientation; Ethics; Evaluative Thinking; Creativity; Responsibility; Curriculum + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aufmerksamkeit; Orientierung; Ethik; Kreativität; Verantwortungsübernahme; Zuständigkeit; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan
Abstract	Educational literature has tended to focus, explicitly and implicitly, on two kinds of task orientation: the ability either to focus on a single task, or to multi-task. A third form of orientation characterises many highly successful people. This is the ability to combine several tasks into one: to "kill two (or more) birds with one stone". This skill characterises people with initiative, who exercise judgment, deliberation and creative imagination in their personal organisation. The motivation to work in this way indicates personal commitment rather than mere compliance. Focusing on its development educationally implies a shift from either/or, linear, methodical, mechanical and technicist thinking to encouraging individual and collective responsibility, initiative and risk-taking, resulting in unpredictable outcomes. The emphasis on judgment renders the issues as ethical rather than narrowly instrumental. Dominant ethical approaches are, therefore, considered in relation to this in terms of its application for teaching. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10