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Christou, Theodore M.; Wearing, Judy – in education, 2015
Two curriculum scholars of contrasting epistemological backgrounds engage in a complicated curriculum conversation on the subject of fear and learning. One author's position is that learning is not only fraught with fear but also requires fear to be transformational. Furthermore, education is intimately connected to fear and unrest. The other…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Curriculum, Fear, Transformative Learning
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Kashani, Tony – Policy Futures in Education, 2012
This article explores Henry Giroux's contributions to critical pedagogy. The author demonstrates how Giroux, as a public intellectual, has found his Ethics in the right place. The author further argues that Giroux's Ethics of virtue are present not only in the public person but also in his transformative writing.
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Ethics, Critical Theory, Transformative Learning
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Welsh, M. Ann; Dehler, Gordon E. – Journal of Management Education, 2013
In this article, we argue for advancing grounded curricula, which explicitly link theory and pedagogy, and executing them in authentic and multidisciplinary settings as a means to facilitate student growth into integrative learners. We describe the development of a student-centered learning experience that combines elements of critical management…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Teaching Methods, Theory Practice Relationship, Criticism
Taylor, Jim – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2014
This paper explores how ESD activities may be viewed on a continuum from "causal" approaches, seeking to cause change in others, to "enabling" orientations where efforts are made to enable people to implement the principles of ESD and respond to the environmental challenges they face from their own context. An enabling…
Descriptors: International Organizations, Educational Change, Change Strategies, Sustainable Development