Description
The module considers a range of epistemological (knowing) and ontological (being) theories and their connection to various educational situations such a compulsory formal schooling, informal settings, and higher education. We will come to recognise that adoption of one or other theoretical stance brings with it ethical commitments and explore what this might mean for the way education, broadly understood, is undertaken in the contemporary world.
Teaching delivery:10 weekly seminars
Indicative Topics:based on module content in 2023/24, subject to possible changes
The source of social identities, social constructionism, the hidden curriculum, educational metaphors, vice epistemology, epistemic injustice, relational selves, care ethics, comparative philosophy of education, and grand educational narratives.
Module Aims:
Upon successfully completing the module students are expected to have gained knowledge of multiple currents in the philosophy of education alongside major theories from general philosophy. In so doing they will have developed and honed their philosophical discursive and writing skills. Both forms of analysis will pay dividends across their other modules as well as setting them up well for any career that demands precise exposition and discerning evaluation.
Recommended readings:
- Ásta, 2018. Categories We Live By The Construction of Sex, Gender, Race, & Other Social Categories. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Curren, R., ed., 2022. Handbook of Philosohy of Education. London: Routledge.
- Reagan, T., 2018. Non-Western Educational Traditions Local Approaches to Thought and Practice. London: Routledge.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.