Caring Confrontations for Education and Democracy
1st Edition
Published on 29. November 2021
168 pages
978-1-351-96997-0 (ISBN)
Description
Caring Confrontations for Education and Democracy makes a compelling case for redirecting current practices of education to focus on being educated rather than having an education.
The book offers a detailed analysis of how an education for democracy must encourage commitment to important ideals and strengthen the vulnerabilities of people which make them easily manipulated by politicians and the media. It addresses the need for education that focusses on people's mode of being, so that in addition to becoming knowledgeable and skilful, people develop the disposition that is more appropriate for democratic living. Through embodying this approach of authentic spiritual growth through education, this book explores the idea of caring confrontations and critical reflection to enable personal change and growth.
Providing a thoughtful analysis of the role of education in democracy, the book will be of great interest to researchers, academics, and students in the fields of philosophy of education, educational theory and democratic education.
The book offers a detailed analysis of how an education for democracy must encourage commitment to important ideals and strengthen the vulnerabilities of people which make them easily manipulated by politicians and the media. It addresses the need for education that focusses on people's mode of being, so that in addition to becoming knowledgeable and skilful, people develop the disposition that is more appropriate for democratic living. Through embodying this approach of authentic spiritual growth through education, this book explores the idea of caring confrontations and critical reflection to enable personal change and growth.
Providing a thoughtful analysis of the role of education in democracy, the book will be of great interest to researchers, academics, and students in the fields of philosophy of education, educational theory and democratic education.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-351-96997-0 (9781351969970)
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Person
R. Scott Webster is an Associate Professor at the School of Education at Deakin University, Australia. He researches and publishes in the areas of philosophy of education, curriculum theory, teacher education, existentialism and spirituality.
Content
1. The Importance of the Individual for Democratic Society. 2. The having mode of Existence. 3. The being mode of Existence. 4. Educating through Confronting Oneself. 5. A Pedagogy of Caring Confrontation. 6. Confronting Society and Authorities. 7 Conclusion: Education of the demos as existential authenticity.
