Thanks Mike. It is very helpful.
> Of course we are ethnocentric! But one has to start somewhere
> and that somehwere is not on wherever the center of the universe is.
I think this is the key: not to be afraid to be ethnocentric but to find its
specific shape in work with different others. I agree that awareness of our
ethnocentrism should not paralyze us on the contrary we should explore it
more. It is OK to develop "general" definitions of learning, cognition, and
so on as soon as we expect to test them and fail in some ways and some
degrees.
What do you think?
Eugene
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Cole [mailto:mcole@weber.ucsd.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 12:43 PM
> To: xmca@weber.ucsd.edu
> Subject: characturing
>
>
> Eugene et al-- I am tied hand and foot with other heavy deadline
obligations
> and it is painful not to participate in the discussion.
>
> I would somewhat re-paraphrase your characterization of the methodology
that
> our group has developed over the years. Just to say that manifestation of
> what appears poor performance is reflective of our ethnocentricism does
not
> go far enough. Of course we are ethnocentric! But one has to start
somewhere
> and that somehwere is not on wherever the center of the universe is. So,
> take difference as a point of departure and try to recenter by seeking
> out activities which bear some resemblence, according to some analysis you
> are interested in, with the tasks and then try to locate your
observatrionsal
> methods within that framework.
>
> That re-paraphrase is inadequate and there are a ton of huge issues in
this
> discussion! Gotta go
> mike
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