Worldview Culture and Learning Essay - 1054 Words

In this essay I hope to explain my understanding of what a worldview is and how specific beliefs that I have, have been shaped in regards to my education and learning. I strongly believe that the majority of the views and beliefs that I have developed, to do with education and learning and even beyond that realm, currently and in the future, have been because of my family and the upbringing I received and will inturn assist me in my education and learning. Every person has a different way of perceiving and interpreting the world, the people that inhabit it and the events that transpire on it. According to Hobson, (1996, p.32) â€Å"a worldview is a set of beliefs that we hold and through which we organise our understanding of ourselves and†¦show more content†¦This allows me to look at units and topics within my studies as not being ‘wrong’ or ‘right’ and gather more information due to a lesser amount of bias. This very upbringing has also allowed me to look at and to an extent identify and understand other peoples’ worldviews. An open mind and understanding of other culture’s and philosophies allows me to, according to Pennington as cited by Samovar and Porter (1991, p.103) be reasonably accurate in predicting peoples’ behaviours and motivations. The ability to see where other people are coming from and why or how they got to a specific idea or viewpoint will be beneficial for discussion and reading critically in my current and future education. A questioning nature was instilled in me primarily by my Oma and Opa although it was nurtured by excellent teachers during my primary school years and from my mother. 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