Philosophy of education today: An introduction - Second Edition

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Chapter 1: African Philosophy and education; Preface; Structure of the chapter; What is African Philosophy?; African Philosophy and the history of Africa; African Philosophy and A retrospective glance; An African philosophy of education; Quick summary; What are indigenous African knowledge systems?; Domination experienced by indigenous African knowledge systems and education in Africa; African knowledge systems and African education systems; Concluding remarks; Chapter 2: Empiricism and education; Preface; Structure of the chapter; What is Empiricism?; Education and Empiricism; Educators, Empiricism and analysis; Empiricism and beware Empiricism's 'little brother' Pragmatism; Concluding remarks; Chapter 3: Scientific Rationalism and education; Preface; Structure of the chapter; What is Scientific Rationalism?; Scientific Rationalism and education; Educators and Scientific Rationalism; Concluding remarks; Chapter 4: Phenomenology and education; Preface; Structure of the chapter; What is phenomenology? The history of Phenomenology; Educators and Scientific Rationalism; Concluding remarks;; Educators and Phenomenology; Phenomenology and beware; Concluding remarks; Chapter 5: Hermeneutics and education; Preface; Structure of the chapter; What is Hermeneutics?; Ken Wilber's work in Hermeneutics; Hermeneutics and Western consumerism; Hermeneutics and education; Educators and Hermeneutics; Hermeneutics and beware Hermeneutics' 'little brother' Constructivism; Concluding remarks; Chapter 6: Systems Theory and education; Preface; Structure of the chapter; A global system; What is Systems Theory?; Systems Theory and education; Educators and Systems Theory; Systems Theory and beware System Theory's 'little brother' Complexity Theory; Concluding remarks; Chapter 7: Critical Theory and education; Preface; Structure of the chapter; What is Critical Theory?; Critical Theory and Empiricism; Critical Theory and Scientific Rationalism; Critical Theory and Hermeneutics; Critical Theory and Phenomenology; Critical Theory and African Philosophy; Critical Theory and education; Educators and Critical Theory; Critical Theory and beware...; Concluding remarks; Chapter 8: Feminism and education; Preface; Structure of the chapter; What is Feminism?; Feminism and other philosophies; Feminism and education; Educators and feminism; Feminism's 'little brother' Queer Theory; Concluding remarks; Chapter 9: Postmodernism and education; Preface; Structure of the chapter; What is Postmodernism?; Postmodernism and education; Educators and Postmodernism; Postmodernism's 'partner' Deconstruction; Concluding remarks; Chapter 10: Critical Realism and education; Preface; Structure of the chapter; What is Realism; What is Critical Realism?; Roy Bhaskar - a major thinker in Critical Realism; Critical Realism as a philosophy of (social) science; Critical Realism and education research; Critical Realism and education; Concluding remarks

 

 

 

 

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