Hooley, Neil,

Constructing pragmatist knowledge : education, philosophy and social emancipation / Neil Hooley. - 1 online resource (xv, 181 pages) : illustrations

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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Education--Philosophy.
Education--Social aspects.
Educational change.
EDUCATION / General

LB14.7 / .H669 2021eb

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