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  Existentialism: Providing an ideal framework for educational research in times of uncertainty
Existentially, all individuals are understood to be in-the-world, and therefore are already historically and culturally embedded beings.
The existential framework goes beyond this, and addresses the aspect of how an individual relates to and possibly finds personal significance and meaning in world-views, by exercising freedom to choose these meanings to be his or her own.
Queensland State education is not alone in creating this imbalance between the pursuit of economic goals over the development of the individual as a social being as "economic goals have dominated discussion and policy initiatives both in the US and in virtually all advanced industrial countries" (Rumberger, 1998, p.
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 Educational existentialism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The Philosophy of Existentialism Existentialism at Adventures in Philosophy, a section of The Radical Academy.
Existentialism and Absurdism Brief discussion of existentialist literature from the Thumbnail Lecture series.
The Realm Of Existentialism An introduction, with phenomenology and analysis of various schools of thought.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Educational_existentialism.html   (382 words)

  
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The existentialist movement in education is based on an intellectual attitude that philosophers term existentialism.
Nevertheless, that principle is fundamental to the educational existentialist movement.
Moreover, vocational education is regarded more as a means of teaching students about themselves and their potential than of earning a livelihood.
edweb.sdsu.edu /LShaw/f95syll/philos/phexist.html   (627 words)

  
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Educational philosophy is an important tool in teaching by providing a focus and emphasis on the way a teacher go about teaching a class.
My viewpoints on what education is, what content should be taught, and the type of student/teacher relationship I would have with my students will indicate the styles or styles of philosophy I will go by.
In conclusion, education is like a house where the teacher set the foundation and the students can “build” their house with knowledge.
pigseye.kennesaw.edu /~nmayes/Philosphy_edu2201.doc   (723 words)

  
 Biblical Research Institute   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Existentialism does appear to stimulate spiritual curiosity and concern among college students, but it has to be admittedly that a large percentage of them arrive at confusing arguments against the validity and importance of the teachings of the Christian church.
Existentialism is a philosophy of crisis, where man is driven to vital decisions, thus penetrating to the inner meaning of life, facing up to the crises and anxieties that confront one's very existence.
Existentialism is the rallying ground for the growing trend of our day towards a professed supernaturalism which could easily substitute the Spirit's witness to the truth of Scripture for extremes of emotional and psychological fantasy.
www.adventistbiblicalresearch.org /documents/existentialism.htm   (15894 words)

  
 Philosophy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
I think that education should have a way of introducing students to the wide variety of situations that they will be faced with in their futures.
Allowing children to further their education outside of the classroom gives them a better idea as to what they need to expect in future situations that are relevant to their lives.
Existentialism, as well as other philosophies, although have tried to make a break through in education with many new ideas, still have yet to break free from the core curriculum which is still found in all schools.
www2.truman.edu /~a2051/Philosophy.htm   (3150 words)

  
 Introduction to Educational Philosophy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The term essentialism as an educational philosophy was originally popularized in the 1930s by the American educator William Bagley (1874-1946).
In the late 1960s and 1970s, under the guise of citizenship education and educational relevance, many of Dewey's ideas enjoyed a renewed popularity that decreased again during the education reform movement of the 1980s.
Brameld championed the educational role of transforming the existing culture and the need for students to be able to establish useful goals.
www.msubillings.edu /shobbs/educational_Philosophy.htm   (4073 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
During the spring of 1999, an educational technology trends and issues seminar in which I participated considered the ways in which Richard Rorty's philosophy might be used as a philosophical basis for the practice of educational technology.
Existentialism, which is itself a type of humanism, can also provide a base for the practice of education and the practice of educational technology.
Education has a history of providing some of the social glue which bonds citizens and societies together: a bond dependent upon a certain amount of shared experience and shared knowledge (though not necessarily shared values or ideology).
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 Quina's Educational Philosophy
I believe that teaching and education should be student-centered and there should be more emphasis on creating an atmosphere in which a child can feel at liberty to express him or herself, freely.
Johnson, Dupuis, Musial, Hall, and Gollnick state that existentialism is a school of philosophy that focuses on the importance of the individual rather than on external standards (1999).
Existentialism, humanism, and constructivism support the fact that every person should be educated and that education can help people to become successful and happy.
www.nova.edu /~harrisqu/edphilos.htm   (846 words)

  
 John Merryweather Cooper's Educational Philosophy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Also consistent with an existentialist educational philosophy, my axiology demands that my students acquire and learn values through values clarification–a process where the student assumes absolute responsibility for his or her choices and learns to be discerning in making choices.
Most other educational philosophies except progressivism pay little attention to values per se, and this attention to developing values in children separates my educational philosophy from the rest.
The great disparities in educational resources mount a serious challenge to the effectiveness of many schools; however, this is a challenge I am prepared to meet.
jmc.borgsdemons.com /An_Educational_Philosophy.htm   (815 words)

  
 sander_cp3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Within the overall economic and political context of current educational organizations, this critical and constructive exercise is particularly relevant today because of the importance of analyzing the nature and the scope of the social transformations which have taken place all over the world since the end of the cold war.
In fact, within the field of education there is a concern about the quality of the cultural and political aspects of educational practice —that is to say, concerning the substantive dimension of education—, as well as about the quality of educational processes, procedures, and methods —that is to say, concerning the instrumental dimension of education.
In educational management, the functionalist tradition is historically founded upon the classical and psycho-sociological theories of organization and administration which are primarily concerned with order, equilibrium, harmony, integration —in short, with consensus derived from general pre-established principles.
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 eNSU: Electronic Learning at Northwestern State University
Philosophical, sociological, and historical foundations of education; educational organization and management; leadership strategies; and trends and issues in the development of educational programs.
Educational Philosophy and Leadership is designed to provide a survey of the foundations of education.
Dewey, J. Democracy and education: An introduction to the philosophy of education.
www.nsula.edu /eNSU/prod_internet.asp?temp=1300   (1560 words)

  
 National Educational Television   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
National Educational Television (NET) was an educational television network in the USA from 1952 until 1969.
Many of the shows were designed as adult education, and NET was nicknamed "The University of the Air".
In 1958 National Educational Television headquarters moved from Ann Arbor, Michigan to New York City and more aggressive programming was undertaken to secure for NET the role of the USA's fourth television network (with CBS, NBC, and ABC).
www.kiwipedia.com /national-educational-television.html   (475 words)

  
 General Foundations Cluster Companion Website Chapter 3 -- Web Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Existentialism is defined and themes and problems noted.
Perennialism is one of four educational philosophies briefly defined.
The Center for Dewey Studies at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale was established in 1961 as the "Dewey Project." In the course of collecting and editing Dewey's works, the Center amassed a wealth of source materials for the study of America's quintessential philosopher-educator, John Dewey.
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 Educational reform in occupied Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The Japanese methods were nearly opposite to that of the United States: control of schools was highly centralized, rote memorization of verbatim book knowledge without much interaction described the standard student-teacher relationship and the study texts were described as boring.
The ratio of school years was made to resemble that of the United States' which was 6 years Elementary education : 4 years Secondary education : 4 years higher education.
A less centralized hierarchy of school administrators was introduced; totally unprecedented, parents were allowed to vote for school boards.
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 CHAPTER ONE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Reforms aimed at improving teacher training have emphasized that teachers have stronger backgrounds in the content areas in which they’ll be teaching (such as people preparing to be math teachers having stronger backgrounds in math).
Describe the educational implications for each of the traditional philosophies—idealism, realism, pragmatism, and existentialism.
Identify the educational goal, curriculum emphasis, and teaching methods that are most closely associated with each of the educational philosophies—perennialism, essentialism, progressivism, and postmodernism.
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 Grant Fausset Educational Philosophy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
It is the theory that I have come to believe, suits my style of teaching.
  Existentialism is a highly subjective philosophy that stresses the importance of the individual and emotional commitment to living authentically.
  Life, according to existential thought, has no meaning, and the universe is indifferent to the situation humankind finds itself in.
web.ics.purdue.edu /~fausset/philosophy.html   (1341 words)

  
 Category:Education - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Education encompasses teaching and learning specific skills, and also something less tangible but more profound: the imparting of knowledge, good judgement and wisdom.
For more information, see the main article about Education.
This page was last modified 14:28, 17 Jun 2005.
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Here is yet another example of existentialism- the author making the decision to write against the government in hopes it will lead to the freedom of her people.
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 Philosophy Details, Meaning Philosophy Article and Explanation Guide
The former tradition is commonly focused on conceptual analysis and the use of logical constructions and notations to establish proofs.
The latter tradition is distinctive for its associations with movements such as existentialism, deconstructivism, phenomenology and fundamental ontology.
Philosophy of education deserves special mention, as well; progressive education as championed by John Dewey has had a profound impact on educational practices in the United States in the twentieth century.
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 Educational Theory in American Schools
Educational theory is the application of philosophy to the classroom.
Educational theory that emphasizes that ideas should be tested by experimentation.
Education should be a process of developing a free, self-actualizing person, centered on the feelings of the student.
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 Educational Philosophy Paper Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
70-99, 6th edition) and/or an article that deals with educational philosophy and tentatively choose a philosophy from the four classic educational philosophies--perennialism, progressivism, essentialism, and existentialism.
For example, "Educational researchers have demonstrated that Cooperative Learning increases student comprehension by an average of 15% (Johnson, 1988).
Model educational philosophy outlines and final drafts of papers are available for inspection.
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The main function of the educational system in the United States is to groom students for life as capable and productive members of society.
The educational system passes on the ideas of the past, but it also present to generate the ideas of the future.
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 Philosophies of Education - Strategies to Succeed in Education
There is a philosophy behind every school system, based on the views and values of the educators, as well as the society that is sponsoring the education.
This is a very conservative and inflexible philosophy of education.
Existentialism believes in the personal interpretation of the world.
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 eNSU: Electronic Learning at Northwestern State University
bases of education as they apply to school operation and organization.
Existentialism in the areas of metaphysics, epistemology, axiology
Existentialism to the teaching of a subject and to an educational issue
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education through a study and analysis of the historical, sociological, philosophical, ethical, legal, and financial factors basic to the governance and practice of American education.
      Develop and formulate his/her own philosophy of education based on the critical evaluation of the major philosophical principles of education and thoughts of distinguished educators.
Death at an Early Age: The Destruction of the Hearts and Minds of Negro children in the Boston Public Schools.
www.ecsu.ctstateu.edu /personal/faculty/reynoldr/EDU_210-02_Spring_2003.htm   (1021 words)

  
 CONK! Encyclopedia: Category:Education   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
When there is consensus that the problems mentioned on the talk page have been resolved, this notice can be removed.
For more information, see the article about Education.
Encyclopedia:WikiProject Schools for proposed ideas about organizing this subject.
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Aristotle wrote that passage more than 2,300 years ago, and today educators are still debating the issues he raised.
Different approaches to resolving these and other fundamental issues have given rise to different schools of thought in the philosophy of education.
Taken together, these five schools of thought do not exhaust the list of possible educational philosophies you may adopt, but they certainly present strong frameworks from which you can create your own educational philosophy.
edweb.sdsu.edu /LShaw/f95syll/philos/phintro.html   (230 words)

  
 Chapter 4
Define an educational theory and explain its relationship to philosophy as a discipline.
Identify the various underlying protests that led to the establishment of the theories of perennialism, progressivism, behaviorism, essentialism, existentialism, and social reconstructionism.
Compare the curricula of perennialism, progressivism, behaviorism, essentialism, existentialism, and social reconstructionism, including neo-Marxism, critical theory, and postmodern constructivism.
www.utpb.edu /courses/educ3370/Chapter4.html   (208 words)

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