Classical Pragmatism

Shields, Patricia M.

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“…Patricia Shields argues that classical pragmatism is capable of equally addressing the discipline and the practice, because it equally offers theory and methods perfectly suited to scholarship, as well as important organizing principles which can be applied in practice (Shields, 2004). She further suggests that reflexive practitioners not only "want a field rich in theory and academic rigor," but also a "theory to resonate with their professional experience and be useful in their everyday organizational lives" (Shields, 2004, p. 354).…”

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“…She proposes that pragmatism, as a framework for a self-correcting process of inquiry, relies on the formation of a community of inquiry guided by three important principles: (1) problematic situation that needs to be addressed; (2) commitment to scientific attitude; and (3) participatory democracy enabling a free flow of ideas. To a pragmatist like Dewey, theory was not foundational; it was a tool that mediated the advancement of knowledge and practice in science and technology (Shields, 2004). In order to be useful, any theory has to be falsifiable through experimentation.…”

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“…Pragmatism assumes that all understanding is provisional. Shields argues that to a pragmatist any judgement on a success or failure of an idea depends on how closely it brings the practitioners to the attainment of their stated goal (Shields, 2004). Because pragmatic practitioners test their hypothesis by linking experience to sense data, the success of any concept is the differential between the stated purpose and the measured outcomes.…”

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Designing the XR Medium: Five Rhetorical Perspectives for the Ecology of Human+Computer Networks

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2023

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<p>Cycles of invented digital media environments driven by the optimization of feasibility of media technology, from personal computers to social media, while creating efficient systems, have also produced psychological and social side effects including media addiction, depression and anxiety among users, and erosion of privacy and fraying of the social fabric. Escalating blending of immersive technologies with advanced computation allows system makers to produce not only human-computer interaction networks, but advanced, multi-minded human+computer (H+C) systems. The critical shift toward user immersion within systems of digital information and simulation makes the scale of immersive media’s potential impact on human life, culture and well-being unlike that of any previous medium. This dissertation addresses H+C immersion as a multi-dimensional design problem—a Research Through Design (RTD) zone which addresses the question: How can design-thinking-based knowledge system complement the existing human-computer interaction (HCI) invention model to contribute to the creation of more socially desirable and human-centred immersive media environments? The dissertation positions human+computer immersion design as a field of rhetorical influence, which starts with the initial design of the H+C system and continues as a mindful dialogue between system designers and users, once the system becomes active. The dissertation aims to make its contribution to both design and media theory by applying design thinking paradigm to the human+computer immersion problem by proposing a framework of four test and application ready graphical models intended to allow immersive media makers from the engineering backgrounds to adopt a user-centred design approach while encouraging user experience (UX) practitioners from design backgrounds to enter the field of immersion experience design. It leverages the Inspiration-Ideation-Implementation design process to propose the logic model for H+C immersion design. Inspired by Bateson’s call for the ecology of mind, it also offers 35 axioms for the ecology of H+C systems that attempt to pragmatically unite the human and the computer perspectives of socio-technical systems. Additionally, it leverages Gibson Bond’s game design framework to offer the layered H+C immersion design model. Finally, it offers the proposal for five rhetorics of extended reality experience design (XRX) that blend the discursive and non- discursive approaches to multimodal rhetorical media composition.</p>

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Section: Pragmatism: the Best Obtainable Version Of The Truthmentioning

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2023

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“…The complexities of how students labeled as EBD initially acquired behaviors leading to their referral to determine the need for special education services can create a sense of responsiveness by educators, which can also enhance educator/student relationships (Shields, 2004). The research literature confirms that if the educator responsiveness increases communication and dialogue with students, parents, and colleagues, positive school climate, student success, and achievement follow (Brown-Chidsey & Steege, 2005;Kose, 2011, Wilson & Horsford, 2014.…”

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A Conceptual Framework: Creating Socially Just Schools for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities

Melloy¹,

Murry

2019

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Students with emotional and behavioral disabilities (EBD) are among the most marginalized group of students in ourschools. In essence, students with EBD are often denied their civil right to a free and appropriate public education(FAPE) which is a social justice issue. Teachers who become social justice allies are more likely to create a sociallyjust school when they promote the implementation of multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) throughevidence-based practices (EBP) for positive behavior interventions and supports through a social justice lens.Implementing these interventions while being social justice allies in socially just schools offer the best opportunityfor students with EBD to receive an equitable and socially just education in schools thereby achieving social justiceregarding their civil right to a FAPE.

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“…Other articles relevant to the debate includeShields 2004Shields , 2005Webb, 2004;Snider, 2005Snider, , 2011Miller, 2005;Hildebrand, 2005Hildebrand, , 2008Whetsell and Shields 2011;Whetsell 2013; Kasdan 2015. …”

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What Is The Public? A Pragmatic Analysis of a Core Concept in Public Administration

Whetsell

2023

Perspectives on Public Management and Governance

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The discipline of public administration has grappled with concepts regarding the public for well over a century. Scholars from public opinion, public choice, and public value(s) have analyzed myriad elements of administration related to the public. Scholars also have applied numerous concepts from philosophical pragmatism to public administration. However, detailed explorations of the fundamental concept of the public remain surprisingly sparse. The public remains eclipsed by administration. In this essay, I analyze the concept of the public focusing on the works of John Dewey. Viewed through this lens, publics emerge when social interaction generates unreglated effects on communities that respond by organizing collective or state action, a process which I refer to as the realization of the pragmatic public. I juxtapose the theory with multiple extant literature on public administration, including public choice, transaction costs, and public value(s). I identify consistencies and inconsistencies to provide a pluralistic yet coherent framework in the hope of revealing points of departure for future theory development. Finally, I reframe and extend the pragmatic public by applying the insights of contemporary scholarship in networks and complexity theory.

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Classical Pragmatism

Cited by 21 publications

References 14 publications

Designing the XR Medium: Five Rhetorical Perspectives for the Ecology of Human+Computer Networks

Designing the XR Medium: Five Rhetorical Perspectives for the Ecology of Human+Computer Networks

A Conceptual Framework: Creating Socially Just Schools for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities

What Is The Public? A Pragmatic Analysis of a Core Concept in Public Administration

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