Everything I Have Learned About Values
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Everything I Have Learned About Values
his slender book is a rare gift: a distilled compilation of the most profound insights that the ever-brilliant Richard Barrett has accumulated over decades of path-breaking work. If every individual and organisation used Richard's frameworks to guide their actions, our world would be a blessed place. Raj Sisodia, FW Olin Distinguished Professor of Global Business, Babson College, Co-founder & Chairman Emeritus, Conscious Capitalism Inc., USA. The best book on values I have ever read. Richard Barrett is one of the world's foremost experts on the subject; nevertheless he manages to inhabit the 'beginner's mind': He takes us back to the fundamental truths about the importance of values in our personal, organisational and societal lives. Ruth Steinholtz, Founder and Managing Partner of AretéWork LLP, UK.
What I Have Learned...
What I Have Learned... (or Nonagenarian Natterings) (Trafford, 2012) might be considered a sequel to my Through the Eyes of a Concerned Liberal published in 2004. This “sequel” explains what I believe about various aspects of ”life and living” (i.e., why I believe what I do; and what I sought to do about “it all.”) It could prove interesting to anyone facing the same or similar “life problems” in this “crazy world” that is becoming more scary as I write these words. What I say here should be easily intelligible-if not “agreeable”! -to any reasonably intelligent, concerned member of North American society. My “historical interpretation laced with philosophical under girding” led me to a belief that human civilization must be accepted as an adventure. How could it be regarded otherwise? As a young adult, I entered the “realm of life assessment” by seeking a purpose for my life. I accepted the philosophical stance known as pragmatism at this point, while seeking to “solidify” my acceptance of political and social liberalism as guidance throughout my life. I soon discovered the ever-present need to make “defensible ethical decisions” based on “a wise choice of values”. This matter was confounded by what I gradually saw as the ever-increasing need to counteract America’s value orientation as the world moves along in the 21st century. To do this I had to be sure that I was on the right track. I did this by “finding myself” once again through self-evaluation of my philosophic and socio-political stances. Hence, I encourage all North Americans to re-examine their values while embracing a modified form of postmodernism. Finally, I can only hope that America will “come to its senses”. America must somehow live up to the values it so glibly espouses…
Teaching and Learning through Reflective Practice
Now in its second edition, Teaching and Learning through Reflective Practice is a practical guide to enable all those involved in educational activities to learn through the practices of reflection. The book highlights the power that those responsible for teaching and learning have to appraise, understand and positively transform their teaching. Seeing the teacher as a reflective learner, the book emphasises a strengths-based approach in which positivity, resilience, optimism and high performance can help invigorate teaching, enhance learning and allow the teacher to reach their full potential. This approach busts the myth that reflection on problems and deficits is the only way to better performance. The approach of this new edition is an ‘appreciative’ one. At its heart is the exploration and illustration of four reflective questions: What’s working well? What needs changing? What are we learning? Where do we go from here? With examples drawn from UK primary teacher education, the book reveals how appreciative reflective conversations can be initiated and sustained. It also sets out a range of practical processes for amplifying success. This book will be a must have for undergraduate and PGCE students on initial teacher training programmes. It will also interest practising teachers, teacher educators and those on continuing professional development courses.