John Russon

Teaching in Unequal Societies

Herausgeber: Russon, John; Jung, P G; George, Siby K

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Produktbeschreibung

This book considers teaching in modern institutional settings, among other things, as the ethical questioning and reversal of passively accepted prejudices, particularly in contexts of diversities and inequalities. Its thematic focus is the ethics of teacher-learner and learner-learner relationships within the democratic setup, and the possibilities of critique and transformation emerging out of such a relationship. The first theme of the book is diversity and pluralism, the second is the question of inequality in such contexts of radical diversity. With respect to this question, an unavoidable phenomenon of our times is the capitalisation of education and the reductionist view of learners as customers and consumers of knowledge. The approach to education that sees students merely as skilled human resources to be readied for the job market militates against critical thinking and do not respond appropriately to the questions of diversity and inequality. Thus, a significant focus of the book is the impact of inherited inequalities of caste and race on classroom ambience and teachers' interventions in the modern institutional context. The pertinent question is the increasing unwillingness of teachers to recognise and challenge discriminatory views and play their role in social transformation. In this regard, the teaching and learning of the humanities is also investigated. Teaching and the traditional classroom, it is often said, may not be required in the future as machines and remotely located teachers/explicators might claim their place. Hence, another question of focus is whether such a future would be hospitable to the critical task of education to cultivate young citizens of democracies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. September 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9789388630917
• ISBN-10: 9388630912
• Artikelnr.: 58461997

Autorenporträt

John Russon, Siby K. George, P. G. Jung

Inhaltsangabe

The Ethics of Teaching: In Place of a Foreword
Krishna Kumar
Introduction: The Unequal Classroom
John Russon, Siby K. George and P.G. Jung
Part I Education: Philosophy and Context
1. The Importance of a Philosophical Education in Contemporary Society:
Dewey and the University Curriculum
John Russon
2. Waiting for a Socrates: Kant's Educational Vision and Macaulay's
Civilising Mission
P.G. Jung and Roshni Babu
3. The 'Debased Native Mind' in Colonial Discourse: Education Policies in
19th-Century Gujarat
dhara k. chotai
Part II Ethics of Teaching: Principles and Cases
4. Teaching Self-Respect: The Very Idea
Apaar Kumar
5. On the Ethics of Teaching: The Lessons of Athenian Democracy
Patricia Fagan
6. From Walls to Bridges: Education as Dialectic and the Educator as
Curator of the Affective Conditions of Dialogue
Kym Maclaren
7. Education for Democracy: Philosophical Reflections Inspired by Brazil's
Movement of Landless Rural Workers
Bruce Gilbert
Part III Ethics of Teaching: Indian Perspectives
8. Can Pedagogies Be Both Critical and Caring?
Kanchana Mahadevan
9. 'Why Johnny Can't Read': Seeking a Response through the Art of Teaching
Ranjan Kumar Panda
10. Reconstructing a Critical Ontology of Education through an Ethics of
Care: Critical Pedagogy, the World View of the Ao Naga Tribe, and Care
Ethics in Dialogue
Amrita Banerjee and Karilemla
11. Environmental Education in Schools: Perspective and Challenges
Rinzi Lama
12. Caste in the Classroom: An Ethical Interrogation
P. Kesava Kumar
13. Prejudice and the Pedagogue: Teaching in a Democratic Classroom
Siby K. George
Notes on Contributors