1st Edition

Constructing Pragmatist Knowledge Education, Philosophy and Social Emancipation

By Neil Hooley Copyright 2021
200 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

200 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

200 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Constructing Pragmatist Knowledge reintroduces an explicit and systematic philosophical approach to education through American Pragmatism, expanding and detailing the practice of pragmatism itself for practitioners across various fields of social action. While a number of theorists are referenced, it focuses on the work of the original pragmatists Charles Sanders Peirce, William James,... Read more

Part I: Beginning Practices 1. Philosophy and Democratic Society  2. Immersion in Beach Inquiries  3. Thinking about Science and the Universe  4. Activism and the Vietnam War;  Part II: Transitional Practices  5. Confusions of Teaching and Curriculum  6. Teacher Unionism, Then and Now  7. Community Participation in Education  8. Educational Policy-Making;  Part III: Theorising Practices  9. Respecting Indigenous Knowledge in the Regular Classroom  10. Corruption of Higher Education  11. Collapse of the Political Left  12. Bricolage: Closing the Circle of Practice-Theorising

Biography

Neil Hooley is an Honorary Fellow, College of Arts and Education, Victoria University Melbourne. He has interests in philosophy of education, democracy and social justice, critical theory and participatory action research. He supports recognition, respect and reconciliation between the Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples of Australia.