Big Ideas in Education: Quantum Mechanics and Education Paradigms

Autor/in	Turner, Kristina
Titel	Big Ideas in Education: Quantum Mechanics and Education Paradigms
Quelle	In: Educational Philosophy and Theory, 53 (2021) 6, S.578-587 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Turner, Kristina)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1857
DOI	10.1080/00131857.2020.1798757
Schlagwörter	Educational Philosophy; Quantum Mechanics; Brain Hemisphere Functions; Physics; World Views; Educational Practices; Educational Theories; Memory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Quantenmechanik; Physik; World view; Weltanschauung; Bildungspraxis; Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Gedächtnis
Abstract	Current education paradigms were informed by the classical Newtonian worldview of brain functioning in which the mind is simply the physical activity of the brain, and our thoughts cannot have any effect upon the physical world. However, researchers in the field of quantum mechanics found that the outcomes of certain subatomic experiments are determined by the consciousness of the observer, leading philosophers to propose that the observed and the observer are linked. Quantum mechanics also demonstrates that distant minds may behave in simultaneous correlational ways, in the absence of being linked through any known energetic signal. Further, researchers in this field propose that an external memory space is operating in the human brain, suggesting that this proposed external memory space may be a quantum field surrounding the brain and interacting with other fields, generating a global mental field of information flow. This article proposes that current education paradigms, which have been informed by a classical Newtonian physics worldview may need to be expanded to include a quantum mechanics worldview. The author seeks to understand if, and how, quantum mechanics could inform education practices, theories and paradigms and invites discussion, debate and speculation on the implications this would have for education systems. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01