Guiding New Teacher Training towards the Acquisition of a Systemic Paradigm

Abstract

This paper distinguishes between positivist disciplinary paradigm, which classifies human knowledge into isolated disciplines, and systemic paradigm, which aims at integrating knowledge and an inter-and trans-disciplinarity approach. The need and convenience of preparing new professionals in the latter is discussed. An example on how to develop a training experience based on the systemic paradigm in an advanced English reading course, in a teacher-training career is also described.

Keywords

• Interdisciplinaridad
• transdisciplinaridad
• educación superior
• paradigma