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Problematizing the Profession of Teaching from an Existential Perspective (Hardcover)
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Problematizing the Profession of Teaching from an Existential Perspective (Hardcover)
Series: Studies in the Philosophy of Education
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Teachers not only serve as caretakers for the students in their
classroom but also serve as stewards for society's next generation.
In this way, teachers are charged with responsibility for the
present and the future of their world. Shouldering this
responsibility is no less than an existential dilemma that requires
not only professional solutions but also personal responsibility
rooted in subjective authenticity. In the edited volume, authors
will explore how the philosophy of Existentialism can help
teachers, teacher educators, educational researchers, and
policymakers better understand the existential responsibility that
teachers shoulder. The core concepts of Existential philosophy
explored in this edited volume imply that a teacher's lived
experience cannot be defined solely by professional knowledge or
dictates. Teachers have the capacity to create subjective meaning
through their own agency, and there is no guarantee that those
subjective meanings will accord with professional dictates.
Furthermore, there is no guarantee that professional dictates are
more valid than the existential realities of individual teachers.
The philosophy of Existentialism encourages individuals to reflect
on the existential realities of isolation, freedom,
meaninglessness, and death in an effort to propel individuals
towards more authentic ways of engaging in the world. The chapters
of this edited volume advance the argument that being and becoming
a teacher must be understood - at least in part - from the
subjective perspective of the individual and that teachers are
responsible for authoring the meaning of their lives and of their
work.
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