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From Reflective Practice to Practical Wisdom: Towards a Post-Foundational Teacher Education

education as a post-foundational and moral-political philosophy ... been the sustaining influence of stories about classroom experiences, and how those experiences were shaped by cultural, moral-political, and ideological circumstances of school culture and by the

Challenges of doing Research in the History of Economic Thought: a Latin American perspective

neighboring areas of investigation, such as philosophy, sociology, and psychology, among others; 2) recognizing that past is past, that one's favorite author or school of thought can bring some light to ... philosophy and ethics to what I called the “pre-history” of economics. This is the title and subject matter of my 1988 book. Under the inspiration of Albert Hirschman's Passions and interests, and of the

Social Reconstructionist Philosophy of Education and George S. Counts - observations on the ideology of indoctrination in socio-critical educational thinking

This article comprises three parts: The author first outlines the principles of the social reconstructionist philosophy of education related to educational activity and social philosophy. After this ... reconstructionist philosophy of education lie in the critique of the child-centred education of progressive education. The American society drifted into a political and financial crisis at the end of the 1920's due

As influências norte-americanas de Roberto Simonsen: Controle social, institucionalismo e planejamento

, particularly by the institutionalist economics and the science/philosophy of social control. Taking into consideration the international literature on early twentieth-century American social and economic science ... Grã-Bretanha. Mais recentemente, a revista History of Political Economy lançou um volume de estudos que reforça essa tese e contrasta o período de pluralismo e ecletismo com o domínio da teoria

Moral Problems as Issues-Centered Social Studies Education: Discovering Dewey as a Guiding Foundation

By considering ethics and morals from a vantage point in which personal and political beliefs become part of our national debate, students could form the habit of political discussion in much the ... ? Boisvert (1998) offers the idea that ?The citizens can tend toward the ?mass? or they can tend toward the ?public.? Dewey?s political philosophy seeks to articulate the conditions appropriate for encouraging

Comprehending Elementary School Teachers’ Classroom Management Approaches

statistically significant difference found between teachers’ control approach and their age, gender, experience, marital status and subject area. If teachers are aware of the philosophy underlying their level of

A mão invisível de Júpiter e o método newtoniano de Smith

This paper examines Adam Smith's understanding of the philosophy and science, the motivations that lead us to investigate nature and society, and the proper methods of investigation and exposition ... of positivism avant la lettre. Key words: Adam Smith, rhetoric, methodology, Newtonianism, political economy JEL Classification: B30, B40     Entre os aspectos que caracterizam os esforços

The Impact of Offshoring on Home Country’s Employment

Although not a recent phenomenon, offshoring has assumed increasing importance in terms of multinational enterprises’ activities, often being the subject of discussion at the political level

A mão invisível de Júpiter e o método newtoniano de Smith

This paper examines Adam Smith's understanding of the philosophy and science, the motivations that lead us to investigate nature and society, and the proper methods of investigation and exposition ... of positivism avant la lettre. Key words: Adam Smith, rhetoric, methodology, Newtonianism, political economy JEL Classification: B30, B40     Entre os aspectos que caracterizam os esforços

Impact of Religion on Turkish Early Childhood Teachers’ Factuality Judgments and Their Classroom Practice

-service education on the nature of science, epistemology, the philosophy of science, the historical development of science, and scientific thinking, through which teachers can acquire scientific attitudes ... involvement, educational philosophy The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of religion on Turkish early childhood teachers' factuality judgments and reasoning. Participants responded following

Reasons of Teachers for Applying for Graduate Programs and Their Expectations from Programs

management, research methods, and history or philosophy ... philosophy. Graduate Programs for Teacher; Teacher Expectations; Professional Development Introduction The continuity of teachers? professional and personal development is important to meet the needs of

Rumo a uma sociedade melhor: uma análise da agenda de reformas econômicas de J. S. Mill

, 1992.         [ Links ] HARRIS, A. L. John Stuart Mill’s theory of progress. Ethics: an International Journal of Social, Political and Legal Philosophy, LXVI(3), p. 157-175, Apr. 1956 ... , 1824-1845. CW IV, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1967a.         [ Links ] ______. Principles of political economy with some of their applications to social philosophy. In: CW II e III

Progressive Museum Education: Examples from the 1960s 1

The combination of pedagogy and political aims, a constant theme in the progressive school education literature, is reflected as well in the history of museum education. Museum educators, following ... educational resource for the public. David Ward (2004 , p. xx), in his excellent biography of Peale, calls him ?America?s educator.? The intellectual and political leaders of the new United States were clear

An Analysis of Social Studies Textbooks in Turkey: From National Citizenship to Global Citizenship

inadequately deal with global information so as to create global sensitivity. The Social Studies textbooks do not adequately discuss economic, social, political systems, cultural differences and problems in both ... policies while they offer limited content and activities for students to improve their competences for political literacy, participation, critical thinking, respect for diversity and conflict resolution

Coming to care about teaching for social justice: The Putney Graduate School of Teacher Education

learning and had as its underlying tenet a commitment to ―change the world.‖ These goals created a tension between the value of student independence and the program‘s political values and commitments ... conclude with a brief discussion and implications for progressive teacher education today. Morris Mitchell Morris Mitchell?s philosophy of education and his ideas for its implementation were shaped by his

Progressive Education in Georgia: Tradition or Reality?

Despite differences among progressive educators, they share the conviction that democracy means active participation by all citizens in the social, political, and economic decisions of their ... , political, and economic decisions of their countries. The aim of this paper is to explore how Georgia is meeting goals and perspectives of progressive education by widely implementing civic education programs

Heterogeneidade institucional e o ingresso de investimento direto estrangeiro na economia brasileira

investment in Brazil is positively affected by the quality of the socio-political and economic-financial institutional environment between the countries of origin and Brazil. Moreover, the economic and ...  ] ASIEDU, E. Foreign direct investment in Africa: the role of natural resources, market size, government policy, institutions and political instability. The World Economy, v.29, p. 63-77, 2006. [ Links

Implications of Community Activism among Urban Minority Young People for Education for Engaged and Critical Citizenship

Rican community and build a grassroots democracy practice, the young activists involved themselves in a variety of community issues, ranging across political, socio-cultural, and educational domains ... which cannot be encapsulated by universal rules, and on specific cases (p. 57). Being or becoming a citizen thus entails moral and political questions and practice contingent on the particular context in

The University as a Public Good: Active citizenship and university community engagement

Education for active citizenship has been a key development in social policy over the past two decades, leading to a number of initiatives that have sought to strengthen political, social and moral ... comparatively little focus on the role of universities in addressing locally based civic, social and political challenges. Drawing on literature and a case-study of an innovative university community engagement

Progressive Education as Continuing Education for the Developmentally Disabled

disabled, his philosophy, and that of Mahatma Gandhi‘s, lend themselves to the further education of this unique segment of society. In this paper, I will be looking at developmentally disabled adults ... progressive education is prevalent in one of the most underserved portions of the population: the adult developmentally disabled. Though John Dewey wrote little on the education of the disabled, his philosophy