Thought Work

Auteur

Elizabeth K. Minnich Distinguished Fellow with the Association of American Colleges & Universities, she is the author of The Evil of Banality: On The Life and Death Importance of Thinking; Transforming Knowledge, 2nd Edition (recipient of the Frederic Ness Award). She has taught and served in the administration at Barnard College/Columbia University, and Sarah Lawrence College. Her visiting Chairs have included the Hartley Burr Alexander Chair in Public Philosophy at Scripps College, the Thomas P. Johnson Visiting Distinguished Professor at Rollins College, and the Whichard Visiting Distinguished Professor in Humanities and Women's Studies at East Carolina University. During her doctoral studies, she served as Hannah Arendt's teaching assistant; her dissertation was on John Dewey. Michael Quinn Patton Former President of the American Evaluation Association, and recipient of both the Alva and Gunnar Myrdal Award from the Evaluation Research Society and the Paul F. Lazarsfeld Award from the American Evaluation Association. The Society for Applied Sociology honored him with the 2001 Lester F. Ward Award for Outstanding Contributions to Applied Sociology. Author of 8 evaluation books including 4th editions of Utilization-Focused Evaluation (2008) and Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methods (2015). He is also author of Creative Evaluation; Practical Evaluation; and Culture and Evaluation (1985).

Texte du rabat

Thinking has, for many of us, become as passive as breathing.While it's essential to our very existence, we devote little energy or time to cultivating it. Thought Work:Thinking, Action, and the Fate of the World challenges us to reinstate the restless, complicated activity of thinking as the heart of all education, life, and work. Our underappreciation of careful thought has crippled our ability to sustain a moral, conscience-driven society, and it now falls to each of us to examine the underlying thought processes that guide our every action. Distinguished philosopher Elizabeth K. Minnich and evaluation studies pioneer Michael Quinn Patton gather a diverse cast of thought leaders to respond to this dilemma. From systems and strategic thinking, entrepreneurial thinking, and critical and evaluative thinking, to ethical and philosophical thinking and thinking grounded in and informed by the humanities and community organizing, this volume unpacks vital creative processes and develops schema to support increased thought training in and across individual professions. Together, the contributed thought works of this volume will empower students, scholars, and professionals in any field to reignite their dedicated, thoughtful progress towards long term conscience-driven goals.

Résumé
Minnich and Patton gather an eclectic cohort of thought-leaders to reflect on the importance and intricacies of thinking in their respective fields. Philosophically framed and interdisciplinary in approach, this illuminating book is designed to be supremely useful to readers from all backgrounds.

Contenu

Preface: Beyond Banalities: Thinking at Work in the World, Elizabeth K. Minnich and Michael Quinn Patton I. What is Thinking? Chapter 1. Thinking about Thinking with Hannah Arendt in Mind Elizabeth K. Minnich 2. Beyond Banality in Thinking About Thinking Michael Quinn Patton II. Teaching Thinking Chapter 3. The Limits of Moral Heroism Allen Dunne Chapter 4. Thinking Responsibly: Barriers and Pathways Troy Duster Chapter 5. Perceiving the Possibility of Possibility: Making Thinking the Heart of Education Eduardo Duarte Chapter 6. Teaching Thinking Elizabeth Minnich Chapter 7. Thought in Progress: Field Notes from Norway Jan Reinert Karlen III. Ethical, Moral, and Political Thinking Chapter 8. Shakespeare's Faust: A Parable of Our Time Gayle Greene Chapter 9. Why Not Lie? A Reflective Essay Elizabeth Minnich Chapter 10. Critical thinking and its limitations: Can we think our way out of white supremacy? Stephen Brookfield Chapter 1l. Thinking like an organizer: Habits of Resistance Si Kahn IV. Thinking at Work Chapter 12. Beyond Banal Business Practices: Reflections on Thoughtless And Thoughtful Practices of International Businesses in Developing Countries Frederick Bird Chapter 13. Strategic Thinking in Support of Intensive and Extensive Good, John M. Bryson, Barbara C. Crosby, and Danbi Seo Chapter 14. Can Systems Thinking be an Antidote to Evil? G.P. Richardson Chapter 15 Entrepreneurial Thinking As Change Agent for Good Mary Gowan Chapter 16. ThoughtWork in Program Evaluation: Beyond Banality in Evaluation Practice Michael Quinn Patton V. Afterword Chapter 17. Reflections on ThoughtWork Elizabeth K. Minnich and Michael Quinn Patton