Education
Thus, the Vision, Values and Mission
Statements need to regarded as dynamic working documents and not museum pieces merely to be
displayed. This has much to do with paradigms.
Paradigms:
The word paradigm comes from the Greek paradeigma, para = "to place along side"; deigma = "to
show." It means to show by placing along side, as in an Example, Pattern or Model. Thus a paradigm
is a mental construct, or conceptual model, influenced by our socialization, which defines and delimits
the way we perceive reality and is the basis of our worldview. It is a particular way of seeing. For
education this particular way of seeing has been one oriented toward the past. To change toward a
futures-orientation requires a paradigm shift.
A paradigm shift is a movement away from old explanations and structures that no longer explain
reality, resulting in a redefinition of taken for granted boundaries due to the emergence of a new model
or paradigm, which returns everyone back to zero
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