1st Edition

The Tact of Teaching The Meaning of Pedagogical Thoughtfulness

By Max van Manen Copyright 1991
254 Pages
by Routledge

254 Pages
by Routledge

254 Pages
by Routledge

In The Tact of Teaching bestselling author Max van Manen offers teachers at every stage an original and inspiring interpretation of the notion of pedagogy, one that searches for its roots in the experience of in loco parentis. Using dozens of anecdotes and scenes taken directly from life in classrooms, including many from the often-neglected domain of high school, The Tact of Teaching explicates... Read more
Chapter 1 Toward a Pedagogy of Thoughtfulness; Chapter 2 The Concept of Pedagogy; Chapter 3 The Pedagogical Moment; Chapter 4 The Nature of Pedagogy; Chapter 5 The Practice of Pedagogy; Chapter 6 The Nature of Tact; Chapter 7 Pedagogical Tact; Chapter 8 Tact and Teaching; Chapter 9 Conclusion;

Biography

Max van Manen