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Intuition—the way to meaningful knowledge

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Author

  • Pirjo Birgerstam

Summary, in English

How can we create conditions for higher education which develop a student’s ability to acquire meaningful knowledge and take actions that carry the stamp of reality? How can we create conditions where the students develop the capacity to do their very best, even in a changing, complicated and unforeseen situation? This article emphasises the role of intuition in the learning process where rational knowing alone does not suffice. To my epistemological suppositions of different aspects of intuition I attach some practical, didactic examples applied to a university course in psychology. I deal with knowledge that is complex, problematising, personal, empathetic, strategic, and in a real-life context.

Publishing year

2002

Language

English

Pages

431-444

Publication/Series

Studies in Higher Education

Volume

27

Issue

4

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Topic

  • Psychology

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0307-5079