Description
Product ID: | 9781612050270 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Beautiful Risk of Education |
Authors: | Author: Gert J. J. Biesta |
Page Count: | 178 |
Subjects: | Philosophy and theory of education, Philosophy & theory of education |
Description: | Argues for a 'risk-based' approach to pedagogy, based on WB Yeats' view that education is not about filling a bucket but lighting a fire. This is a book about what many teachers know but are increasingly being prevented from talking about: that real education always involves a risk. The risk is there because, as W. B. Yeats has put it, education is not about filling a bucket but about lighting a fire. It is there because students are not to be seen as objects to be moulded and disciplined, but as subjects of action and responsibility. The Beautiful Risk of Education is organised around a critical discussion of seven key educational concepts: creativity, communication, teaching, learning, emancipation, democracy, and virtuosity. By opposing the risk aversion that characterises many contemporary educational policies and practices, Gert J.J. Biesta makes a strong argument for giving risk a central place in our educational endeavours and brings risk taking to the forefront of a critical pedagogical practice. |
Imprint Name: | Routledge |
Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Inc |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2014-02-27 |