Re(2): Best practices

Katherine Goff (Katherine_Goff who-is-at ceo.cudenver.edu)
Mon, 05 Jan 1998 14:54:16 -0700

Eugene writes:
>Here is my $0.11 contribution to the discussion on "best practices".
>
>When I hear something about "best" of "effective" or "high quality" I think
>about "best" for what, for whom, why, and what if somebody disagrees with
>the answers?

I try to avoid using anything like "best practices." In my mind, it (for
lack of a better referent) is practicing, not practices. And I agree that
"best" is always filtered through the bias of the observer/evaluator. I
also see goals, objectives, mastery, proficiency,etc. as assumptions of
particular person(s) for a particular need(s) in a particular place and
time. How to begin discussions about this without threatening and
antagonizing the people I'd like to understand this, this is the dilemma.

Kathie

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