Drawing on elements of progressive education, existential
theory, feminist pedagogy, and values education, critical humanism
combines the holistic-psychological concerns of humanistic
education with the sociopolitical contextualization of critical
pedagogy. Developed over the past seventeen years in one of North
America's most experimental postsecondary programs, The New School
of Dawson College, this theory and practice responds to both the
personal and the political needs of students. Reconstructing
Education is at once a review of this century's educational
theories, an account of the work at the school, and an empowering
illustration of the way in which schools can incite the motivation
of students and encourage them to become active members in a truly
democratic society.
The case study chapters on The New School give concrete examples
of how this philosophy is manifested in the school's methodology,
structure, and pedagogy and draws heavily on the written work of
teachers and students. To formulate a similar approach for a
specific school, it is essential to combine a rigorous analysis of
existing educational models with the dialectical process of
creating and recreating a new model defined by the articulation of
both learners' and teachers' affective, cognitive, and socially
constructed needs. This is a valuable book for anyone concerned
with alternative approaches to education and for courses on
educational theory or the philosophy of education.
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