Can Diversity Extend to Ways of Knowing? Engaging Cross-Cultural Paradigms

Authors

Craig A. Hassell, University of MinnesotaFollow

Volume

42

Issue

2

Abstract

This article briefly outlines three examples of cross-cultural academic programs, each bringing to the table either indigenous knowledge or Chinese medicine, knowledge generally considered to lie beyond the "research base" of 1862 land-grant institutions. In the process, the gate-keeping function of our "research-base" is challenged, examined here through a cultural lens. Including diverse ways of knowing as assets within the scope of academic work can enhance engagement outreach, but it asks us to re-examine basic assumptions of our academic culture.

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Recommended Citation

Hassell, C. A. (2004). Can Diversity Extend to Ways of Knowing? Engaging Cross-Cultural Paradigms. The Journal of Extension, 42(2), Article 10. https://open.clemson.edu/joe/vol42/iss2/10