Diagram of Research, Knowledge and Practice
Here¹s a diagram of the way I conceive of knowledge, research and practice,
using the basic, applied and clinical model for research that Ken Friedman
describes. *** Since the list rejects pdfs, the diagram described
below will be found at : ***
http://pages.uoregon.edu/diethelm/Research%20&%20Practice%20Diagram.pdf
It more explicitly emphasizes the connection of research and knowledge to
their human purposes and motivations. This is of course implied in the
terms applied and clinical, but I show the valuing dimension because I think
the motivating force from the consciousness connection is often lost in our
desire for our models to be as objective as possible. Research more
pointedly becomes ³research in order to.²
The diagram has two main paths from human purposes and motivations, one
leads to the production of cultural actions, policies and products, the
other to the production of knowledge. Applied knowledge grows out of basic
knowledge to support useful cultural ends. Clinical knowledge supports the
production of specific cultural products. Clinical practice no doubt calls
on tacit knowledge.
As Ken describes, each of the forms of research is associated with its
motivating values and beliefs. I use V for the valuing dimension in the
diagram. Beliefs, on my view, are sacred values.
A central human purpose is V1, the desire to know. Human knowledge is a
cultural product. V2 is the more general case of cultural production, and
its aims of cultural support and enhancement utilize applied knowledge. V3
is the more focused and situated professional practice. V4 is an
acknowledgement of the tacit knowledge that grows in human experience.
One key difference I find in the two main paths is that the valuing
dimension in cultural production is the parent of the process, while in
knowledge production it must be distilled out to produce reliable theory and
fact.
Best regards to all,
Jerry
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