Diverse Senses, and Six Conceptions, of Education
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to revisit the fundamental issue for educational philosophy and theory of how we might or should understand or define the term education itself. I believe that this task needs further attention, for although past analytical and other educational philosophers may seem to have said all there is to say on this question there can be no doubt that this basic conceptual question continues to be the prime source of the deepest and most persisting confusions in contemporary educational theorising and policy making. To this end, I shall in the first part of this paper identify and examine what I take to be the key analytical issues. In the second part, however, I shall say something about the nature of educational controversy and the sources of such controversy. David Carr
The aim of this paper is to revisit the fundamental issue for educational philosophy and theory of how we might or should understand or define the term education itself. I believe that this task needs further attention, for although past analytical and other educational philosophers may seem to have said all there is to say on this question there can be no doubt that this basic conceptual question continues to be the prime source of the deepest and most persisting confusions in contemporary educational theorising and policy making. To this end, I shall in the first part of this paper identify and examine what I take to be the key analytical issues. In the second part, however, I shall say something about the nature of educational controversy and the sources of such controversy.
Key Words: Philosophy of education, educational policy, Wittgenstein, Socrates, academic standards, PISA.
Citación recomendada | Recommended citation
Carr, D. (2014) . Diverse Senses, and Six Conceptions, of Education. Revista Española de Pedagogía, 72(258). https://www.revistadepedagogia.org/rep/vol72/iss258/16
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