Wisdom in Practice: Developing Wisdom through Work-Integrated Higher Education (WiP)
Main funder
Funder's project number: 351238
Funds granted by main funder (€)
- 500 000,00
Funding program
Project timetable
Project start date: 01/09/2022
Project end date: 31/08/2026
Summary
Along with the growing complexity of modern societies and the urgent need to balance the contradictory demands of production, economy, social justice and the environment, we face increasingly ‘wicked problems’ that are difficult to solve because of complex interdependencies. The aim of this project is to investigate how professionals face these multifaceted problems and, on that basis, develop pedagogy in higher education (HE) to prepare graduates capable of addressing those problems in the world of work. In this project, these capacities are referred to as ‘wisdom in practice’.
This project integrates theoretical-philosophical traditions of research on wisdom with empirical research on professionals addressing complex problems. This knowledge informs the development of pedagogical practices for enhancing wisdom. The project is rooted in the emerging research on wisdom pedagogy, and the recent developments of the Integrative Pedagogy (IP) model, which integrates theoretical and practical knowing, metacognitive skills, socio-cultural knowledge, and emotions.
The project is divided to three work packages (WP) with interrelated goals. WP1 ‘Conceptualizing wisdom in practice’ aims at corroborating the theoretical basis of ‘wisdom in practice’. WP2 ‘Investigating wisdom in professional practice’ aims at examining experts’ collaborative pursuit of wisdom in the fields of information and communication technology (ICT), education (E), and health care (HC). WP3 ‘Developing wisdom in higher education’ aims at developing HE pedagogies to promote ‘wisdom in practice’ in the fields of ICT, E and HC.
The project will apply the following data collection and analysis methods: WP1: The theoretical basis will be corroborated through a dialogue with the research literature, informed by empirical studies. WP2: The main data consists of focus group interviews from experts in Finland, Switzerland and Australia in ICT, E and HC. WP3: Work-related study modules in HE will be piloted in ICT, E and HC, following the IP model, and reflections on the study modules will be collected. In WP2 and WP3, qualitative approaches based on thematic analysis and analysis of narratives will be applied.
In terms of anticipated results and impact, the study contributes to elaborated theoretical understandings about wisdom in practice (WP1); empirical knowledge of how professionals face wicked problems (WP2) and pedagogical innovations for higher education (WP3).
This project integrates theoretical-philosophical traditions of research on wisdom with empirical research on professionals addressing complex problems. This knowledge informs the development of pedagogical practices for enhancing wisdom. The project is rooted in the emerging research on wisdom pedagogy, and the recent developments of the Integrative Pedagogy (IP) model, which integrates theoretical and practical knowing, metacognitive skills, socio-cultural knowledge, and emotions.
The project is divided to three work packages (WP) with interrelated goals. WP1 ‘Conceptualizing wisdom in practice’ aims at corroborating the theoretical basis of ‘wisdom in practice’. WP2 ‘Investigating wisdom in professional practice’ aims at examining experts’ collaborative pursuit of wisdom in the fields of information and communication technology (ICT), education (E), and health care (HC). WP3 ‘Developing wisdom in higher education’ aims at developing HE pedagogies to promote ‘wisdom in practice’ in the fields of ICT, E and HC.
The project will apply the following data collection and analysis methods: WP1: The theoretical basis will be corroborated through a dialogue with the research literature, informed by empirical studies. WP2: The main data consists of focus group interviews from experts in Finland, Switzerland and Australia in ICT, E and HC. WP3: Work-related study modules in HE will be piloted in ICT, E and HC, following the IP model, and reflections on the study modules will be collected. In WP2 and WP3, qualitative approaches based on thematic analysis and analysis of narratives will be applied.
In terms of anticipated results and impact, the study contributes to elaborated theoretical understandings about wisdom in practice (WP1); empirical knowledge of how professionals face wicked problems (WP2) and pedagogical innovations for higher education (WP3).
Principal Investigator
Other persons related to this project (JYU)
Primary responsible unit
Follow-up groups
Profiling area: Multidisciplinary research on learning and teaching (University of Jyväskylä JYU) MultiLeTe; School of Resource Wisdom (University of Jyväskylä JYU) JYU.Wisdom
Related publications and other outputs
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- Beyond an anthropocentric view of praxis : towards education for planetary well-being (2024) Heikkinen, Hannu L. T.; et al.; A1; OA
- Education for planetary well-being (2024) Aaltonen, Valtteri A.; et al.; A3; OA; 978-1-003-33400-2
- Holistic Wisdom Education : Towards Transformational Creativity (2024) Kallio, Eeva K.; et al.; B2; 978-3-031-51590-3
- Koulutuksessa pitää kysyä, mitä on hyvä elämä (2024) Heikkinen, Hannu L. T.; E1; OA
- Millaista yhteiskuntaa koulu tarvitsee? (2024) Heikkinen, Hannu; E1
- Mitä J. V. Snellman sanoisi tekoälystä? (2024) Heikkinen, Hannu L. T.; E1
- NOT PARTS, BUT HOLISTIC TOTALITY : Comment on Streib’s “xenosophia” (2024) Kallio, Eeva K.; B1; OA
- Sukellus salaliittoihin kolesteroliryhmän kautta (2024) Heikkinen, Hannu L. T.; E1
- Whose Well-Being? : Deep-Ecological and Posthuman Perspectives on ‘World Worth Living In’ (2024) Huttunen, Rauno; et al.; A3; OA; 978-981-9718-48-1
- Aikuislapset : kuinka kasvatan itseni aikuiseksi (2023) Korhonen, Johanna; et al.; I1; OA
