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Papers by Dave Pruett
International Journal for Transformative Research, 2022
Humanity is in a tight race between planetary catastrophe and enlightenment. It's not clear which... more Humanity is in a tight race between planetary catastrophe and enlightenment. It's not clear which will prevail. The old paradigm, that of materialism, individualism, and fierce competition, is failing at all levelseconomic, social, political, and environmental-and bringing life as we know it to the edge of a precipice. At the same time, a "new" paradigm is emerging, one that emphasizes interconnectedness, the sacredness of all creation, universal consciousness, and cooperation. In truth, the "new" paradigm is anything but new. What's new is that scientific discoveries are now beginning to resonate with and reinforce ancient wisdom, wisdom that has been imbedded in indigenous mythologies for millennia. It's incumbent upon those who have already transitioned to a more sustainable "myth of meaning" to find ways to encourage others along the path. A demographic naturally resonant to holistic worldviews, but largely untapped, is that of undergraduate Honors students. This paper describes a pioneering Honors course at James Madison University that, by many measures, has succeeded in integrating science and spirituality into a new way of thinking and being.
Science and Native American Communities, a provocative collection of essays from an unprecedented... more Science and Native American Communities, a provocative collection of essays from an unprecedented 1997 conference of Native American professionals in academia, science, engineering, and health sciences, explores the uneasy meeting ground between Western science and traditional wisdom. Education, particularly in the sciences, is not value-neutral to Native peoples. Rather than education\u27s poster children, many of the text\u27s nineteen contributors are survivors of failed educational experiments: mission schools, boarding schools, externally imposed values, forced relocations. To editor Keith James (Onondaga), a professor of psychology, Education has historically been associated with physical and sexual abuse and the emotional and cultural battery of Indian people. Told by a mission school guidance counselor, You are average; you will never go to college, Gerri Shangreaux (Oglala Lakota) was relocated by the BIA from Pine Ridge to Los Angeles to train as a nurse\u27s aide. A profe...
International Journal for Transformative Research, 2022
Humanity is in a tight race between planetary catastrophe and enlightenment. It's not clear which... more Humanity is in a tight race between planetary catastrophe and enlightenment. It's not clear which will prevail. The old paradigm, that of materialism, individualism, and fierce competition, is failing at all levelseconomic, social, political, and environmental-and bringing life as we know it to the edge of a precipice. At the same time, a "new" paradigm is emerging, one that emphasizes interconnectedness, the sacredness of all creation, universal consciousness, and cooperation. In truth, the "new" paradigm is anything but new. What's new is that scientific discoveries are now beginning to resonate with and reinforce ancient wisdom, wisdom that has been imbedded in indigenous mythologies for millennia. It's incumbent upon those who have already transitioned to a more sustainable "myth of meaning" to find ways to encourage others along the path. A demographic naturally resonant to holistic worldviews, but largely untapped, is that of undergraduate Honors students. This paper describes a pioneering Honors course at James Madison University that, by many measures, has succeeded in integrating science and spirituality into a new way of thinking and being.
Science and Native American Communities, a provocative collection of essays from an unprecedented... more Science and Native American Communities, a provocative collection of essays from an unprecedented 1997 conference of Native American professionals in academia, science, engineering, and health sciences, explores the uneasy meeting ground between Western science and traditional wisdom. Education, particularly in the sciences, is not value-neutral to Native peoples. Rather than education\u27s poster children, many of the text\u27s nineteen contributors are survivors of failed educational experiments: mission schools, boarding schools, externally imposed values, forced relocations. To editor Keith James (Onondaga), a professor of psychology, Education has historically been associated with physical and sexual abuse and the emotional and cultural battery of Indian people. Told by a mission school guidance counselor, You are average; you will never go to college, Gerri Shangreaux (Oglala Lakota) was relocated by the BIA from Pine Ridge to Los Angeles to train as a nurse\u27s aide. A profe...