The Beautiful Risk of Education
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- Synopsis
- 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.
- Copyright:
- 2013
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- ISBN-13:
- 9781612050270
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781612050263
- Publisher:
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Date of Addition:
- 01/22/19
- Copyrighted By:
- Taylor & Francis
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Psychology, Education
- Submitted By:
- Taylor and Francis VIP Team
- Proofread By:
- Taylor and Francis VIP Team
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.