Philosophy of Education Today

An Introduction

Philip Higgs, Jane Smith (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

136 Seiten

2016
Juta Legal and Academic Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4851-0557-2 (ISBN)

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What is the aim of education in the 21st century? Is it to search for truth, to improve the human condition, or to bolster a country's economy and meet the workforce needs of the state? Or should the aim of education be focused on social, academic, cultural and intellectual development so that young people can grow up to be engaged and critical citizens? These very searching questions - questions about the nature of education - are the concern of a particular area of philosophy: philosophy of education. In Philosophy of Education Today the authors explore the various responses provided by different philosophies of education to these questions, and discuss the way in which different philosophies influence education and the ways education is understood. The interactive nature of the text encourages readers to reflect critically on the various philosophies of education discussed and to come to an understanding of what education might mean to both them and their community.

Philip Higgs is an Emeritus Professor and Research Fellow in the Department of Education Studies at Unisa. His academic interests focus on philosophy of education and issues related to the transformation of higher education in South Africa. In his he explores the possibilities African philosophy might offer for the construction of an African philosophy of education. Jane Smith has a Masters' degree in Philosophy and Theology from the University of Oxford and is a professional editor. For many years, she worked full-time in Unisa's Language Services directorate. She retired from Unisa in 2014 and now works as a freelance editor.

Contents: Chapter 1: African philosophy and education; Chapter 2: Empiricism and education; Chapter 3: Scientific rationalism andeducation; Chapter 4: Phenomenology and education; Chapter 5: Hermeneutics and education; Chapter 6: Systems theory and education; Chapter 7: Critical theory and education; Chapter 8: Feminism and education; Chapter 9: Postmodernism and education; Appendix A: A comparison of African Philosophy and Western philosophies.

Erscheinungsdatum	15.04.2016
Verlagsort	Kenwyn
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Pädagogische Psychologie
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie
ISBN-10	1-4851-0557-9 / 1485105579
ISBN-13	978-1-4851-0557-2 / 9781485105572
Zustand	Neuware