Media and digital literacies in Canadian teacher educators’ open educational practices: A post-intentional phenomenologyMain MenuWelcomethis is the starting point and gateway into this PhD dissertation documentBeginninggeneral introduction to this dissertationLiterature Reviewintroduction to the literature review and outlines purpose for theoretical and conceptual frameworksResearch Designoutlines the sequence for the research design - methodology, methods, validity, ethicsData Analysis and Findingsthis is the introduction to the data analysis chapter of the dissertationDiscussionthis is the discussion of the data and analysis reflecting the research conducted for this dissertationConclusionthis page introduces the conclusion of this dissertationReferencesthis is a page describing how the references are organized in this documentAppendiceslist and links to appendices in this dissertationhjdewaardc6c8628c72182a103f1a39a3b1e6de4bc774ea06HJ.DeWaard
Pragmatism
12022-06-08T19:01:50+00:00hjdewaardc6c8628c72182a103f1a39a3b1e6de4bc774ea0624plain2023-04-18T15:54:15+00:00hjdewaardc6c8628c72182a103f1a39a3b1e6de4bc774ea06While not a primary focus of this research, the theoretical and ontological approaches found within pragmatism hold some sway over my worldview and thus need to be explicated within this research dissertation. First, as a pragmatist I understand that past patterns of action may not suit future problems, which suits the uncertainty and rapid change that occurs within MDL and OEPr spaces (Belshaw, 2011). Second, the allowance for error and chance makes pragmatism a practical philosophy and removes the need for perfection and the all-knowing-eye of the researcher (Belshaw, 2011). Third, since pragmatism rejects the notion of an objective stance through which truth or belief are established, “reasoning is allied to experience rather than replacing it” (Belshaw, 2011, p. 131). Fourth, pragmatists understand that experiences are more than the sum of the compilation of all the parts. In this way, pragmatic projects are not bound by explicit frameworks, but are reflections in action as a way to ‘unthink’ the experiences (Belshaw, 2011). For these reasons, the shadows of pragmatism may be evident in the practical applications and decisions within this research work.
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12022-06-08T18:31:28+00:00hjdewaardc6c8628c72182a103f1a39a3b1e6de4bc774ea06Theoretical Frameworkshjdewaard12overview of theoretical frameworks used in this researchplain1842023-06-24T14:32:15+00:00hjdewaardc6c8628c72182a103f1a39a3b1e6de4bc774ea06