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Xue, Ji; Tong, Zhongfang – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2022
British neo-Marxism is a novel theory that emerged and developed in the UK during the period from 1950s to 1980s. It encompasses issues of history, culture, politics, society, technology, and outer space as it continues to broaden alternate critical research approaches. It carries on the intellectual tradition of British Marxism and is guided by…
Descriptors: Social Systems, Political Attitudes, Social Change, Philosophy
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Moed, Kamal Hasan – History of Education, 2019
British rule over Palestine between 1920 and 1948 was a vibrant and fateful period in the modern history of the country in all arenas (political, economic, societal, demographic and cultural), one of the most active of which in Palestinian society at the time was education. Many Palestinian educators assumed their role as freedom fighters, agents…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Arabs, Jews
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Lambert, Louise – Professional Development in Education, 2021
In this paper, I propose shifts in perspective and practice in initial teacher education from the reflective to the diffractive practitioner as a productive way of supporting new teachers to prepare for the complex and non-linear nature of teaching. The reflective practitioner is a figure deeply embedded in humanist and anthropocentric discourses,…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Practices, Teacher Competencies, Reflective Teaching
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Jackson, Robert – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2012
In a recent book chapter, Matthew Thompson makes some criticisms of my work, including the interpretive approach to religious education and the research and activity of Warwick Religions and Education Research Unit. Against the background of a discussion of religious education in the public sphere, my response challenges Thompson's account,…
Descriptors: Democracy, Religious Education, Criticism, Religion
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Steed, Chris – Curriculum Journal, 2009
In this article I argue that the concept of personalisation is simply rhetorical unless it facilitates theory and practice which takes seriously and engages with the value of the human person. The idea of human value is a fundamental theme in social and cultural life and the motor behind many psychological and social processes. Traditionally,…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Theory Practice Relationship, Educational Strategies
Assiter, Alison – 1994
This philosophical and empirical investigation explored whether cognitive skills can be acquired in a workplace setting. A preliminary investigation looked at views of knowledge in liberal humanism where knowledge is a matter for individuals with transcendent minds with objects of knowledge being matters for which there is clear perceptual…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, College Faculty, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes