Can participatory communication be taught? Finding your inner phronēsis
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2015-12
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Foundation for the Support of the Knowledge Management for Development Journal, Bennekom, Netherlands
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Applied to the fields of participatory research, communication for development, and evaluation, this paper is a reflection on teaching communication thinking and how it can be done. Known as ‘practical wisdom’ or phronēsis as Aristotle called it, practical wisdom is an acquired skill and ability “to do the right thing, at the right time, for the right reason.” What instructs phronēsis, what enables us to become wise in practical situations (especially ethical ones) is a combination of experience over time, and a reasoned and intuitive grasp of the constitutive goods that govern a community or institution. The paper advocates for skillful mentorship.
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PHRONESIS, HERMENEUTICS, MENTORSHIP, DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION, COMMUNICATION PLANNING, UTILIZATION FOCUSED EVALUATION, CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT, PROGRAMME EVALUATION, DECI-2, PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH, GLOBAL, RESEARCH COMMUNICATION