Learning with the trouble: A pragmatist and critical perspective on education in a business school
In reaction to the critics of management schools’ learning processes, can aesthetic experience support the transformation of educational practices? On the basis of Critical Management Education, we will show the relevance of taking into account the sensitive dimension of the learning process. Pragmatist philosophy highlights the critical role of the aesthetic experience as a driving force for transformation of learning in undetermined situations. Through ethnographic observation, we will study a workshop in a management school. This article highlights the importance of trouble as attentional opening and propensity to tackle the unpredictable, which contributes to transform learning practices within management schools.