Educational research: the educationalization of social problems

Pushing ‘social’ responsibilities on schools is a process that has been underway for a long time. This phenomenon has been studied more in Europe than in North America and the U.K. and has been labelled Pädagogisierung. The editors have chosen to use ‘Educationalization’ to identify the overall orientation or trend toward thinking about education as the focal point for addressing or solving larger human problems. The term describes these phenomena as a sub-process of the ‘modernization’ of society, but it also has negative connotations, such as increased dependence, patronization, and pampering. In this book distinguished philosophers and historians of education focus on ‘educationalization’ to expand its meaning through an engagement with educational theory. Topics discussed are the family and the child, the ‘learning society’, citizenship education, widening participation in higher education, progressive education, and schooling movements such as No Child Left Behind. Provocative and original as it brings in a unique way together social problems, philosophy and history of education and demonstrates how philosophical and historical approaches are relevant for the practice and theory of education Challenges prevailing ideas about the ‘application’ of philosophy and history of education.

• ISBN: 978-1-4020-9722-5
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 260
• Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés