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Dr Ann Kerwin
Senior Lecturer, Centre for Business Interdisciplinary Studies
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext5124
Email: akerwin@aut.ac.nz
Qualifications:
Doctor of Philosophy
Master of Philosophy
Bachelor of Arts
Memberships and Affiliations:
Australasian Business Ethics networkTeaching Areas:
Enlightened ignorance and management(Socrates, Plato) Diotima on Love, Learning and Community
Research areas:
Teaching and Learning, with an emphasis on enlightened ignorance and inquiry.
Applied Philosophy, with an emphasis on humanities, world views and ethics.
Research Summary:
Dr. Ann Kerwin, who joined AUT in 2004, teaches Ethics papers in the Centre for Business Interdisciplinary Studies. In 1977 she joined the University of Arizona (U.S.A.) with a joint appointment in Women’s Studies and Philosophy. In 1983 she moved to the medical faculty as Philosopher-in-Residence of the College of Medicine, a position she held until 2000. With innovative colleagues, Dr. Kerwin pioneered a curriculum on Medical Ignorance which garnered major competitive grants from the National Institutes of Health and other major U.S. foundations. She was an Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Fellow and consulted for UNESCO and the World Health Organisation on innovative inquiry-based international programmes. Since moving to AUT, she teaches Ethics papers, writes primarily for educational audiences and speaks about Philosophy in a regular series on Radio New Zealand National.Current Research Projects:
Enlightened ignorance and management(Socrates, Plato) Diotima on Love, Learning and Community
Publications:
Kerwin, A. (forthcoming September 2011) ‘Beyond the Banality of Evil: Conscience, Imagination and Responsibility,” Journal of Management Development.
Kerwin, A. (2011) ‘This Way, That Way’ in Herdsa News, April 2011
Kerwin, A. (2010) ‘Who Shapes the Shapers?’ Herdsa News, 32(1), pp. 18-19
Kerwin, A. (2010) ‘Practice Being Wrong Until You Get It Right,’ Herdsa News, 32 (2), pp. 26-7.
Kerwin, A. (2009) ‘Breath of Fresh Air: The Cosmic Swerve,’ in Herdsa News, 31(2), pp. 27-8.
Kerwin, A. (2009) ‘Making Wisdom: Plato’s Common Touch in Herdsa News, 30 (3), pp. 11-12.
Kerwin, A. (2009) ‘The Mind is not a Vessel to be Filled but a Fire to be Kindled,’ Herdsa News, 32 (3), pp. 23-4.
Kerwin, A., Gossman, P. (2008) ‘Still “Blowin’ in the Wind” – Education, Reflection and Bob Dylan,’ The New Zealand Journal of Adult Education 36 (1), pp. 82-91.
Kerwin, A. (2008) ‘Back to Basics: Learning, Teaching and, Love and Wisdom ca. 500 B.C., in Herdsa News, 30 (2), pp. 1-3.
Kerwin, A. (2008) ‘Reflective Learning Then and Now’ in Herdsa News 30 (3), pp. 11-12.
Kerwin, A. (1993) ‘None Too Solid, Medical Ignorance’ in Knowledge Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 15 (2), pp. 166-185.