Intro to WorldviewIntro to WorldviewWho Are You?Who Are You?

What is Worldview?What is Worldview?

What is Worldview?What is Worldview?

Collection of values and beliefs about life and Collection of values and beliefs about life and the universe held by an individual or a group; the universe held by an individual or a group; the overall perspective from which one sees the overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the worldand interprets the world

You’re immersed in itYou’re immersed in it

So natural to youSo natural to you

Compare it to the air that you breatheCompare it to the air that you breathe

Traditional Worldview of some Traditional Worldview of some Aboriginal People in CanadaAboriginal People in Canada

Elders are respected for their wisdomElders are respected for their wisdom

Governing is through group agreement, not through the control of a leaderGoverning is through group agreement, not through the control of a leader

All life is sacred and equally importantAll life is sacred and equally important

People are connected to the community and to ancestorsPeople are connected to the community and to ancestors

Human experience includes spiritual, physical, emotional and mental Human experience includes spiritual, physical, emotional and mental aspectsaspects

Life is a circle; time moves through cyclesLife is a circle; time moves through cycles

All forms of life are connected in a constantly changing balanced All forms of life are connected in a constantly changing balanced relationshiprelationship

The well being of Earth is essential for our and our children’s survivalThe well being of Earth is essential for our and our children’s survival

Worldview of People in the Western Worldview of People in the Western WorldWorld

All people are to be treated as equalsAll people are to be treated as equals

Individuality is importantIndividuality is important

Freedom of speach and religion are important rightsFreedom of speach and religion are important rights

Families are an important social unitFamilies are an important social unit

Basic education should be available to allBasic education should be available to all

Democracy is the best way to involve citizens in decision makingDemocracy is the best way to involve citizens in decision making

Gaining wealth is important in order to have a pleasant and Gaining wealth is important in order to have a pleasant and comfortable lifecomfortable life

Humans are superior to all other life formsHumans are superior to all other life forms

Time is broken down into units by which lives are organizedTime is broken down into units by which lives are organized

Canadian WordviewCanadian Wordview

Common values and beliefs in our approaches Common values and beliefs in our approaches to medical care, education, and the arts that to medical care, education, and the arts that set us apart from other nationsset us apart from other nations

Canada is also a land of regions, whether being Canada is also a land of regions, whether being geographical regions (mountains, prairies, geographical regions (mountains, prairies, Atlantic or the North) or even provincesAtlantic or the North) or even provinces

Canadian WorldviewCanadian WorldviewAboriginalAboriginal

based on ties to the land, way of life coming from being the original based on ties to the land, way of life coming from being the original habitantshabitants

FrancophoneFrancophone

common language French, defined place in Canada’s laws to common language French, defined place in Canada’s laws to protect, history from one European Nationprotect, history from one European Nation

EnglishEnglish

common language English, establishment of our government, legal common language English, establishment of our government, legal and social systemsand social systems

MulticulturalMulticultural

have their own beliefs and values, but will adopt the Canadian have their own beliefs and values, but will adopt the Canadian Worldview over timeWorldview over time

You’re WorldviewYou’re Worldview

Based on family, friends, church, cultural Based on family, friends, church, cultural group, school, etc.group, school, etc.

Worldview Affects the Way a Scoiety Worldview Affects the Way a Scoiety OperatesOperates Social Systems: organization and Social Systems: organization and

relationships among people, such as relationships among people, such as types of education, medical and social types of education, medical and social

services and society providesservices and society providesPolitical and Economic Systems: Political and Economic Systems:

politicalpolitical - way government is organized, - way government is organized, role of citizens in the govt, rights given role of citizens in the govt, rights given

to individuals and groups; to individuals and groups; economiceconomic - relating to the methods by - relating to the methods by which people produce and distribute the which people produce and distribute the

goods and services they need goods and services they need Culture: way of life of a group of people, Culture: way of life of a group of people, including language, rules of behavior, including language, rules of behavior, religion, spirituality, arts, literature, religion, spirituality, arts, literature,

sciences, traditions and other everyday sciences, traditions and other everyday aspects of lifeaspects of life

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CultureCulture

Political and Economic Political and Economic SystemsSystems

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Factors Affecting Factors Affecting WorldviewWorldview

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Ideas and Ideas and KnowledgeKnowledge

Contact with Contact with Other GroupsOther Groups

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Geopgraphy: where a groups lives; Geopgraphy: where a groups lives; climate, land formations, plants and climate, land formations, plants and animals, bodies of water, and natural animals, bodies of water, and natural

resourcesresourcesIdeas and Knowledge: what a group Ideas and Knowledge: what a group

knows, scientific, intellectual, knows, scientific, intellectual, technological, artisitic, and spiritual technological, artisitic, and spiritual

knowledge of the times; the common knowledge of the times; the common understandings a group has, based on understandings a group has, based on

shared historyshared history

Contact with other groups: who a group Contact with other groups: who a group comes into contact with; contact and comes into contact with; contact and interactions between societies and interactions between societies and

between different groups in a societybetween different groups in a society