#transdisciplinary

Critical psychology is not one thing, it is made up diverse voices from mental health service users, feminists, disability right activists and Marxists. All of these outsider voices make up the discipline.

Some thoughts after the lecture today

Ws reminded of this book created in Collaboration between Lloyd Jones and Euan Macleod while writing my postcard - I came across it once in a book shop and was really excited by it. Reading up on it it reminded me of the content of this weeks lecture, thinking about the undertaking of a research project as an artist in collaboration with others - not necessarily with agenda, but with love for what you do, your way of looking, and intuition. Makes me want to stick on at uni and do my masters, and let the research drive me!

Seriously loved yesterdays lecture from David

Was just really excited that art/design have value other than aesthetically - or that our perspective, our way of seeing as artists and designers can bring important understanding. Our way of seeing is not just making someone else's content pretty, but through a new framing, a whole new way of researching and understanding. I love that doing what I love, exploring how I explore - is research. communicating to DISCOVER.

I love collaboration, I’m excited for what might be ahead in terms of research AS an artist and how together with other ways of seeing the world we can bring new light on a subject. This way of looking at design is so much broader than to just design the content of others, we BRING value!

2.6g 329m/s, or The Bulletproof Skin (2012), Jalila Essaïdi

“2.6g 329m/s is the performance standard for bulletproof vests, the maximum weight and velocity of a .22 calibre Long Rifle bullet from which a Type 1 bulletproof vest should protect you.”

Statistics released by the Education Management Information Systems (EMIS), (2002 to 2009) reveal that 60% of learners entering Grade 9 leave school without attaining Grade 12 certificates. These learners do not qualify for employment because employers prefer well-trained experienced employees. A limited number (12 500 annually) of learner ship and apprenticeship opportunities are also out of reach because they have to compete with better-qualified candidates. High unemployment rates (25.3%) and very high youth unemployment (48%) signifies their bleak prospects. The poor success rate of these learners, attempting further education at FET colleges, implies inappropriateness of the existing curricula at these colleges to address their educational needs. Their educational foundation, primarily based on language, mathematics and science proficiency, is insufficient for progress in mainstream further education at schools or Further Education and Training colleges. The aim of this study is therefore to investigate the educational situation and propose a curriculum for a specific field, which can serve as an example for further research and establishment of appropriate curricula over the spectrum of learner aptitudes and interests. For this purpose, the field of engineering was selected to reduce the research to manageable size, uniform characteristics and a specific curriculum focus. Addressing their quest for skills and qualifications can be met with transdisciplinary practicum-based education obviating the linguistic-logic-mathematical predilection of mainstream education.

Author(s) Details

A. J. Klinck School of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Technology Education, University of the Free State, South Africa.

G. P. Combrinck School of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Technology Education, University of the Free State, South Africa.