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Constructing pragmatist knowledge : education, philosophy and social emancipation / Neil Hooley.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021Description: xv, 181 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780367611989
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Constructing pragmatist knowledgeDDC classification:
  • 370.1 HOO 23 TESF137
Contents:
Philosophy and democratic society -- Immersion in beach inquiries -- Thinking about science and the universe -- Activism and the Vietnam War -- Confusions of teaching and curriculum -- Teacher unionism, then and now -- Community participation in education -- Educational policy-making -- Respecting indigenous knowledge in the regular classroom -- Corruption of higher education -- Collapse of the political left -- Bricolage : closing the circle of practice-theorising.
Summary: "This book highlights the philosophical and creative basis of knowledge co-production by all citizens regardless of socio-economic background in contrast with neoliberal ideology. Exploring beginning, transitional and theorised practices, the book is a memoir of the author's extensive personal and educational experience. Each topic is discussed in relation to a number of pragmatist themes that run throughout to illustrate how the process of dialectical emergence underpins and substantiates meaningful human living. Building on the work of American Pragmatism, this is a systematic and detailed reintroduction of pragmatism to educators worldwide for progressive educational change"--
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Book Book Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore 370.1 HOO TESF137 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available TESF137

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Philosophy and democratic society -- Immersion in beach inquiries -- Thinking about science and the universe -- Activism and the Vietnam War -- Confusions of teaching and curriculum -- Teacher unionism, then and now -- Community participation in education -- Educational policy-making -- Respecting indigenous knowledge in the regular classroom -- Corruption of higher education -- Collapse of the political left -- Bricolage : closing the circle of practice-theorising.

"This book highlights the philosophical and creative basis of knowledge co-production by all citizens regardless of socio-economic background in contrast with neoliberal ideology. Exploring beginning, transitional and theorised practices, the book is a memoir of the author's extensive personal and educational experience. Each topic is discussed in relation to a number of pragmatist themes that run throughout to illustrate how the process of dialectical emergence underpins and substantiates meaningful human living. Building on the work of American Pragmatism, this is a systematic and detailed reintroduction of pragmatism to educators worldwide for progressive educational change"--

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