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Verharen, Charles C. – Ethics and Education, 2020
Philosophy confronts two existential crises: the threats to its existence from scientists like Stephen Hawking who claim that philosophy is dead; and the threat to life itself from catastrophic climate change. The essay's first theoretical part critiques Nietzsche's claim that philosophy's primary function is to guarantee the future of life. The…
Descriptors: Ethics, Philosophy, Models, Educational Philosophy
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Wang, Chenyu; Hoffman, Diane M. – Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 2020
Much attention has been given to the theory and practice of global citizenship education (GCE). In this article, drawing from an emerging body of literature that examines GCE through a postcolonial lens, we offer a Freirean critical reading of how GCE intersects with ideologies of globalization. We argue that GCE discourse privileges certain…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Citizenship Education, Postcolonialism, Global Approach
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Krupar, Allyson M.; Prins, Esther – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2016
Participation has become so central to adult education for community development that even the World Bank supports participatory programming. This article analyses how participation is conceptualised in "Training for Transformation" (TfT), a Freirean-inspired curriculum used in international community development settings. TfT seeks to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Interviews, Curriculum Development, Discourse Analysis
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Blum, Nicole – Environmental Education Research, 2009
A key ongoing debate in environmental education practice and its research relates to the content and goals of environmental education programmes. Specifically, there is a long history of debate between advocates of educational perspectives that emphasise the teaching of science concepts and those that seek to more actively link environmental and…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Nongovernmental Organizations, Foreign Countries, Science Instruction
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Feinberg, Walter – Teachers College Record, 1972
Article discusses different well-known educational philosophies and how improvements can be made in the educational system. (MM)
Descriptors: Bureaucracy, Community Development, Educational Methods, Educational Philosophy