Dialogue-Based Learning: A Framework for Inclusive Science Education and Applied Ethics

Dialogue-based learning is an inclusive pedagogy that leverages epistemological pluralism in the classroom to enhance cross-cultural education, encourage critical thinking across modes of inquiry, and promote novel contributions in applied ethics. The framework emerged from the Buddhism-science dial...

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Autores principales: Michael R. Romano, Erika Díaz-Almeyda, Tenzin Namdul, Yeshi Lhundup
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:2fb7f63f28d848bcaccfe40387a4054d2021-11-19T04:26:14ZDialogue-Based Learning: A Framework for Inclusive Science Education and Applied Ethics2297-900X10.3389/fcomm.2021.731839https://doaj.org/article/2fb7f63f28d848bcaccfe40387a4054d2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2021.731839/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2297-900XDialogue-based learning is an inclusive pedagogy that leverages epistemological pluralism in the classroom to enhance cross-cultural education, encourage critical thinking across modes of inquiry, and promote novel contributions in applied ethics. The framework emerged from the Buddhism-science dialogue and our experiences teaching science courses for Tibetan Buddhists in India through the Emory-Tibet Science Initiative. Buddhism and science are two modes of inquiry that emphasize critical inquiry and empiricism, yet navigating complementarities and points of friction is challenging. Our proposed framework aims to raise awareness of onto-epistemological assumptions to convert them from obstacles into assets in dialogue. In drawing attention to epistemological orientations, our framework demonstrates that receptivity to other ways of knowing fosters clarity in one’s own views while creating space for new and enriching perspectives. In this article, we contextualize the Buddhism-science dialogue, explore the development of our dialogue-based learning framework, and demonstrate its application to a novel exchange about the COVID-19 pandemic. Broader aims of the framework include increasing scientific literacy and advancing transdisciplinary research.Michael R. RomanoErika Díaz-AlmeydaTenzin NamdulYeshi LhundupFrontiers Media S.A.articlescience educationinclusive pedagogyapplied ethicscross-cultural educationepistemologyTibetan BuddhismCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96ENFrontiers in Communication, Vol 6 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic science education
inclusive pedagogy
applied ethics
cross-cultural education
epistemology
Tibetan Buddhism
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
spellingShingle science education
inclusive pedagogy
applied ethics
cross-cultural education
epistemology
Tibetan Buddhism
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Michael R. Romano
Erika Díaz-Almeyda
Tenzin Namdul
Yeshi Lhundup
Dialogue-Based Learning: A Framework for Inclusive Science Education and Applied Ethics
description Dialogue-based learning is an inclusive pedagogy that leverages epistemological pluralism in the classroom to enhance cross-cultural education, encourage critical thinking across modes of inquiry, and promote novel contributions in applied ethics. The framework emerged from the Buddhism-science dialogue and our experiences teaching science courses for Tibetan Buddhists in India through the Emory-Tibet Science Initiative. Buddhism and science are two modes of inquiry that emphasize critical inquiry and empiricism, yet navigating complementarities and points of friction is challenging. Our proposed framework aims to raise awareness of onto-epistemological assumptions to convert them from obstacles into assets in dialogue. In drawing attention to epistemological orientations, our framework demonstrates that receptivity to other ways of knowing fosters clarity in one’s own views while creating space for new and enriching perspectives. In this article, we contextualize the Buddhism-science dialogue, explore the development of our dialogue-based learning framework, and demonstrate its application to a novel exchange about the COVID-19 pandemic. Broader aims of the framework include increasing scientific literacy and advancing transdisciplinary research.
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Erika Díaz-Almeyda
Tenzin Namdul
Yeshi Lhundup
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