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Anomalies In The System: Is A New Educational Paradigm Upon Us?, Ed Cunliff, John Barthell
Anomalies In The System: Is A New Educational Paradigm Upon Us?, Ed Cunliff, John Barthell
Administrative Issues Journal
In this article, we describe the palpable changes of a paradigm shift in higher education. Although this shift has been described and/or predicted elsewhere, we affirm the transition from over 30 years of collective teaching and administrative experience at a predominantly undergraduate institution (PUI) with historical roots as a state normal school. In many respects, the anomalies that Thomas Kuhn predicted in such a transition are all the more evident given our institution’s history. These anomalies include (but are not limited to) 1) the state of knowledge “ownership” (as mediated by the internet), 2) student-centered (vs. faculty-centered) educational practices, 3) …