The Bildung Rose was first described in English in this article published by Nordic Bildung in October 2019: http://nordicbildung.org/publication/the-bildung-rose/ In June 2020, it appeared for the first time in print in English in my book Bildung: Keep Growing: http://nordicbildung.org/books/bildung/ The model itself is a lot older, though: it first appeared in Danish in my 2007 […]
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Keep Growing Book by Lene Rachel Andersen Did you ever wonder why the Nordic countries are so prosperous, peaceful, good for business, and happy? They have a secret and it was invented in Denmark: folk-bildung. Bildung is a German concept that combines moral and emotional development with education, but it was a Danish pastor and
Metamodernity Paper by Lene Rachel Andersen Metamodernity is an alternative to both modernity and postmodernism, a cultural code that presents itself as an opportunity if we work deliberately towards it. It is a vision, an option and a possible future scenario. As a cultural code, metamodernity contains both indigenous, premodern, modern, and postmodern cultural elements
Metamodernity Paper by Lene Rachel Andersen Metamodernity is an alternative to both modernity and postmodernism, a cultural code that presents itself as an opportunity if we work deliberately towards it. It is a vision, an option and a possible future scenario. As a cultural code, metamodernity contains both indigenous, premodern, modern, and postmodern cultural elements
The Bildung Rose Paper by Lene Rachel Andersen The Bildung Rose is a description of society and an educational model for connecting our inner worlds to the society in which we live. Understanding the relationship between self and society is crucial because as societies become more complex, we too must change in order to survive
Meaning and Hope in a Complex World Book by Lene Rachel Andersen The world is changing and becoming more complex. Metamodernity provides us with a framework for understanding ourselves and our societies in a more complex way, as it integrates indigenous, pre-modern, modern, and postmodern cultural code. Indigenous culture can provide a connection to nature
This book was not published by Nordic Bildung, but it is the theoretical foundation under the organization. The Nordic Secret explores how bildung transformed the Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland from being among the poorest countries in Europe to becoming some of the most affluent countries in the world. Read more here: https://www.nordicsecret.org/
