Webpages tagged with «Philosophy of education»

The ideals of economic and personal progress and growth are slowly destroying the planet we inhabit and its inhabitants along with it. At the same time education – often seen as the solution to this problem - is slowly being suffocated by the very same ideals. How could we think differently about education?

Intercultural communication, pedagogy, and the question of time: An exploration

In this seminar, we will have the pleasure to discuss Gert Biesta's latest article "Becoming Contemporaneous: Intercultural Communication Pedagogy beyond Culture and without Ethics". A version of this article will be sent to everyone attending the seminar.

Putting the World in the Centre of Education

“The idea of world-centred education is first of all meant to highlight that educational questions are fundamentally existential questions, that is questions about our existence ‘in’ and ‘with’ the world, natural and social, and not just our existence with ourselves” (Biesta, 2021, pp. 90-91)

Our school systems and pedagogical practices need to radically reflect on how they have contributed to the fact that life on Earth is on the edge of disaster, claims Birgit Schaffar-Kronqvist from the University of Helsinki.