GS 108 Lecture 2
GS 108 Lecture 2
GS 108 Lecture 2
LECTURE 2:
ROLE OF INFORMATION & KNOWLEDGE IN
DEVELOPMENT
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The above have no meaning unless put in a context.
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Putting Research Information at the Centre of Scholarship
…knowledge
… When someone "memorizes" information (as
less-aspiring test-bound students often do), then they
have accumulated knowledge. This knowledge has
useful meaning to them, but it does not provide for,
in and of itself, an integration such as would infer
further knowledge.
For example, elementary school children memorize,
or amass knowledge of, the "times table".
What is Development?
Various definitions:
Arguments:
An economically sustainable system must be able to:
Produce goods and services on a continuing basis,
Maintain manageable levels of government and external debt,
Avoid extreme sectoral imbalances which damage agricultural or
industrial production.
Therefore, one can safely argue that environmental concerns are the
cornerstone of sustainable development.
• The satisfaction of basic human needs within the society such as food,
clothing, and shelter by ensuring quality of economic growth.
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iv. Cultural Pillar
Argument
Culture shapes how the environment is viewed and lived in and shapes
what we mean by development and determines how people act in the world
in the pursuit of development
Definitions of culture:
i. The social production and transmission of identities, meanings, knowledge,
beliefs, values, aspirations, purposes, attitudes and understanding;
ii. The ‘way of life’ of a particular set of humans: customs, dress, cuisine,
language, arts, science, technology, religion and rituals; norms and
regulations of behaviour, traditions and institutions.
Therefore:
Culture enfolds every aspect of human intercourse: the family, the
education, legal, political and transport systems, the mass media,
work practices, leisure pursuits, religion, the built environment ...
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…cultural pillar