Epistemology And The Predicates Of Education

Author : Thomas Peterson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000497281

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Exploring the predicates of education from theoretical, practical and historical perspectives, this book revalorizes the central role of the humanities in the ethical and aesthetic formation of the individual. This book considers timely questions of process and epistemology in today’s academy. It examines the subject of learning as it arises in the individual, is defined by educators, and is conceived by society at large. In attempting to formulate a lingua franca for contemporary pedagogy, the book highlights the concrete activities of educators and students and the qualities that emerge in the educational process. By synthesizing the writings of educational theorists working in different fields—philosophy, psychology, anthropology and more—Epistemology and the Predicates of Education highlights the transformational nature of knowledge and its capacity to invigorate the student through the practice of self-inquiry. The analytical and focused research offered in Epistemology and the Predicates of Education will be of interest to researchers, academics and postgraduate students in the fields of philosophy of education and higher education.

Author : Thomas Erling Peterson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : EDUCATION
ISBN : 0429282222

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Epistemology and the Predicates of Education by Thomas Erling Peterson Pdf

Exploring the predicates of education from theoretical, practical and historical perspectives, this book revalorizes the central role of the humanities in the ethical and aesthetic formation of the individual. This book considers timely questions of process and epistemology in today's academy. It examines the subject of learning as it arises in the individual, is defined by educators, and is conceived by society at large. In attempting to formulate a lingua franca for contemporary pedagogy, the book highlights the concrete activities of educators and students and the qualities that emerge in the educational process. By synthesizing the writings of educational theorists working in different fields--philosophy, psychology, anthropology and more--Epistemology and the Predicates of Education highlights the transformational nature of knowledge and its capacity to invigorate the student through the practice of self-inquiry. The analytical and focused research offered in Epistemology and the Predicates of Education will be of interest to researchers, academics and postgraduate students in the fields of philosophy of education and higher education.

Author : E. P. Brandon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781315532639

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Do Teachers Care About Truth? by E. P. Brandon Pdf

This book, first published in 1987, examines the notion of truth and then discusses knowledge and the way in which much of our knowledge revises or rejects the common-sense we start from. The author argues that our knowledge is not as secure as some would like to think and that there are important limits to the possibility for explanation. He shows how values permeate our ordinary thinking and argues against the objectivity of these values, showing the practical consequences of this argument for teaching in schools. This stimulating approach to a fundamental educational issue does not require previous experience of formal philosophy and will be useful to both education students and teachers in schools.

Author : Gordon Pask
Publisher : Elsevier Publishing Company
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015003986208

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Conversation Theory by Gordon Pask Pdf

Author : Hugh G. Petrie
Publisher : Living Control Systems Publ
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781938090066

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Ways of Learning and Knowing by Hugh G. Petrie Pdf

Hugh Petrie, the author of the chapters in this anthology, spent his entire professional life as a philosopher, philosopher of education, and educational administrator fascinated by the questions of how we learn and how we know what we learn. The chapters in this anthology are selected from the articles and book chapters he published during his career. They include critiques of behaviorism and its supposed relevance to educational practice, analyses of the issues involved with interdisciplinary education, the nature of conceptual change, the role of metaphor as an essential component in learning anything radically new, a thorough-going examination of current educational testing dogma, and several discussions of the importance of ways of knowing for various educational policy issues. The works are informed throughout by the insights of evolutionary epistemology and Perceptual Control Theory. These two under-appreciated approaches show how an adaptation of thought and action to the demands of the natural and social world explain how learning and coming to know are possible. These insights are as relevant today as they were when the chapters were first written.

Author : Charlene Tan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000094794

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Confucian Philosophy for Contemporary Education by Charlene Tan Pdf

Most people would not associate Confucian philosophy with contemporary education. After all, the former is an ancient Chinese tradition, and the latter is a modern phenomenon. But this book shows otherwise, by explaining how millennia-old Confucian ideas and practices can inform, inspire and improve school administration, teaching and learning today. Drawing upon major Confucian texts such as the Analects and Mencius , as well as influential thinkers such as Confucius, Zhu Xi and Empress Xu, the various chapters address current educational issues and challenges such as the following: • What roles do schools play in fighting the coronavirus pandemic? • How can humanity resolve the climate emergency? • What (more) should school leaders do to promote education for girls? • Is there more to lifelong learning than just skills upgrading? • What is missing in the existing frameworks on 21st century competencies? • What new initiatives are needed to champion sustainable development? Confucian Philosophy for Contemporary Education answers the above questions and more by presenting a Confucian model of education. The author proposes a Confucian school where Dao – a shared vision of human excellence – is realised through a mindful, learning-centred, action-oriented and ultimately humanising form of education. This book is a useful resource for academic researchers, educators, students and general readers on Confucian philosophy and its continual relevance for present-day education.

Author : C. W. Evers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105032877164

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Epistemology, Semantics and Educational Theory by C. W. Evers Pdf

Epistemology and justification: from classical foundationalism to Quinean coherentism and materialist pragmatism. C W Evers p.1-29; Extensional semantics and the epistemology of necessary truth. C W Evers p.30-53; Commonsense, ordinary language and 'necessity' in liberal rationalist philosophy of education. J C Walker p.54-92; Essentialism and dualism in liberal rationalist philosophy of education. J C Walker p.93- 121; The development and exercise of personal autonomy: an extensional equivalence. J C Walker p.122-136; Naturalised epistemology and neural principles of learning: towards a congruence. C W Evers p.137- 142; Bibliography p.143-156.

Author : Kristján Kristjánsson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780429877001

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Flourishing as the Aim of Education by Kristján Kristjánsson Pdf

This book develops a conception of student flourishing as the overarching aim of education. Taking as its basis the Aristotelian concept of eudaimonia, it provides a theoretical study of the foundations of flourishing that goes well beyond Aristotle’s approach. Flourishing as the Aim of Education argues that the ‘good life’ of the student, to which education should contribute, must involve engagement with self-transcendent ideals and ignite awe-filled enchantment. It allows for social, individual and educational variance within the concept of flourishing, and it engages with a host of socio-political as well as ‘spiritual’ issues that are often overlooked in literature discussing character education. Each chapter closes with food for thought for practitioners who can directly facilitate student flourishing. An outgrowth of the author’s previous monograph Aristotelian Character Education, this book follows new directions in questioning how to educate young people towards a life of overall flourishing. It will be of great interest to researchers, academics and post-graduate students in the fields of character education, moral education and moral philosophy, as well as to educators and policy-makers.

Author : Gwendolyn M. Morel,J. Michael Spector
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000688252

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Foundations of Educational Technology by Gwendolyn M. Morel,J. Michael Spector Pdf

Foundations of Educational Technology offers a fresh, interdisciplinary, problem-centered approach to educational technology, learning design, and instructional systems development. As the implementation of online, blended, hybrid, mobile, open, and adaptive learning systems rapidly expands, emerging tools such as learning analytics, artificial intelligence, mixed realities, serious games, and micro-credentialing are promising more complex and personalized learning experiences. This book provides faculty and graduate students with a conceptual, empirical, and practical basis for the effective use of these systems across contexts, integrating essential theories from the fields of human performance, learning and development, information and communications, and instructional design. Key additions to this revised and expanded third edition include coverage of the latest learning technologies, research from educational neuroscience, discussions about security and privacy, new attention to diversity, equity, and inclusion, updated activities, support materials, references, and more.

Author : Chi-Ming Lam
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780429647833

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Philosophy for Children in Confucian Societies by Chi-Ming Lam Pdf

This book contributes to the theory and practice of Philosophy for Children (P4C), with a special emphasis on theoretical and practical issues confronting researchers and practitioners working in contexts that are strongly influenced by Confucian values and norms. It includes writings by prominent P4C scholars from four Confucian societies, viz., Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japan. These writings showcase the diversity of the P4C model, providing a platform for researchers and practitioners to tell their stories in their own Confucian cultural contexts. The research stories in the first part of the book are concerned with assessing the impact of traditional Confucian norms, promoting critical thinking, reconstructing the notion of community of inquiry, creating moral winds, integrating philosophy into the school curriculum, and localizing teaching methods and materials. Four issues are discussed in the second part of the book: the tension between Confucianism and powerful thinking; cultural challenges for practitioners; the transformation of harmony; and the conception of family. Taken as a whole, the book provides fresh insights into whether and how P4C’s Westerninfluenced theories and practices are compromised when they are applied in non-Western, or rather Confucian, contexts. A must-read for anyone interested in the theory and practice of P4C and Confucianism in general.

Author : Claudia W. Ruitenberg,D.C. Phillips
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9400720661

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Education, Culture and Epistemological Diversity by Claudia W. Ruitenberg,D.C. Phillips Pdf

In the recent educational research literature, it has been asserted that ethnic or cultural groups have their own distinctive epistemologies, and that these have been given short shrift by the dominant social group. Educational research, then, is pursued within a framework that embodies assumptions about knowledge and knowledge production that reflect the interests and historical traditions of this dominant group. In such arguments, however, some relevant philosophical issues remain unresolved, such as what claims about culturally distinctive epistemologies mean, precisely, and how they relate to traditional epistemological distinctions between beliefs and knowledge. Furthermore, can these ways of establishing knowledge stand up to critical scrutiny? This volume marshals a variety of resources to pursue such open questions in a lively and accessible way: a critical literature review, analyses from philosophers of education who have different positions on the key issues, a roundtable discussion, and interactions between the two editors, who sometimes disagree. It also employs the work of prominent feminist epistemologists who have investigated parallel issues with sophistication. This volume does not settle the question of culturally distinctive epistemologies, but teases out the various philosophical, sociological and political aspects of the issue so that the debate can continue with greater clarity.

Author : Jo Brownlee,Gregory Schraw,Donna Berthelsen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136656590

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Personal Epistemology and Teacher Education by Jo Brownlee,Gregory Schraw,Donna Berthelsen Pdf

Personal Epistemology and Teacher Education, edited by Joanne Brownlee, Gregg Schraw and Donna Berthelsen, provides an international perspective on teachers’ personal epistemology, or beliefs about the nature of knowledge and knowing. Research from The Netherlands, Cyprus, Australia, United States, Canada, Norway, and Taiwan is presented to provide diverse viewpoints on personal epistemology for early childhood, primary, secondary and tertiary teaching contexts. The text provides a platform for cutting-edge theory and research about how personal epistemology can be applied to the context of teacher education, thereby making explicit the connection between personal epistemology and teaching and students’ learning outcomes. Topics include: Cultural differences in teacher epistemology and the impact on students’ learning Teachers’ epistemological beliefs and inclusion Teachers’ epistemology and reading lessons, citizenship education, and teaching science Epistemology in a social context Teachers’ epistemological beliefs and student autonomy Teacher education and analysis of preservice and practicing teachers Implications of teachers’ epistemological beliefs Connections to future practice Teacher education and teacher behaviours are fore-grounded across the topics, with an emphasis on the origin and composition of teachers’ epistemological beliefs and how universities motivate change through formal teacher education. Teaching behaviours are discussed in relation to how teachers’ beliefs are related to the curricular and pedagogical choices that they make in their classrooms, assessment of learning outcomes, and classroom management practices.

Author : Harvey Siegel
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780190682699

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Education's Epistemology by Harvey Siegel Pdf

Education's Epistemology extends and further defends Harvey Siegel's "reasons conception" of critical thinking. It analyzes and emphasizes both the epistemic quality, and the dispositions and character traits that constitute the "critical spirit," that are central to a proper account of critical thinking; argues that that epistemic quality must be understood ultimately in terms of epistemic rationality; defends a conception of rationality that involves both rules and judgment; and argues that critical thinking has normative value over and above its instrumental tie to truth. Siegel also argues, contrary to currently popular multiculturalist thought, for both transcultural and universal philosophical ideals, including those of multiculturalism and critical thinking themselves.

Author : Stephen Newman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780429770388

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Philosophy and Teacher Education by Stephen Newman Pdf

Published in 1999, this text sets out to give a reinterpretation of Schon's work. It breaks new ground by looking systematically at the entirety of his writings, by identifying critical difficulties with Schon's work, and by subjecting his work to reinterpretation.

Author : Roy Fraser Holland
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015013317105

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Against Empiricism by Roy Fraser Holland Pdf

Beginning with a group of essays on education, the author shows the constricting and limiting effects of empirical assumptions. In his essays on values, he makes it clear that the ethics of empiricism so pervade modern moral philosophy that it can find no place for the notion of absolute value.