Wonder and education [electronic book] : on the educational importance of contemplative wonder / Anders Schinkel.
By: Schinkel, Anders [author]
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BookSeries: Bloomsbury philosophy of education: Publisher: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Description: online resource (x, 216 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781350071896 (hardback); 9781350213722 (paperback); 9781350071902 (e-book); 9781350071926 (e-book).Subject(s): Education -- Aims and objectives | Wonder (Philosophy) | Experiential learning | Education -- Moral and ethical aspects | Education -- Political aspects | DDC classification: 370.114 Online resources: e-Book | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| e-BOOK | MTU Bishopstown Library eBook | 370.114 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan |
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Many people, whether educators or not, will agree that an education that does not inspire wonder is barren. Wonder is commonly perceived as akin to curiosity, as stimulating inquiry, and as something that enhances pleasure in learning, but there are many experiences of wonder that do not have an obvious place in education. In Wonder and Education , Anders Schinkel theorises a kind of wonder with less obvious yet fundamental educational importance which he calls 'contemplative wonder'. Contemplative wonder disrupts frameworks of understanding that are taken for granted and perceived as natural and draws our attention to the world behind our constructions, sparking our interest in the world as something worth attending to for its own sake rather than for our purposes. It opens up space for the consideration of (radical) alternatives wherever it occurs, and in many cases is linked with deep experiences of value; therefore, it is not just important for education in general, but also, more specifically, for moral and political education.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- What is (it like to experience) wonder? -- Wonder and the world -- Wonder and the aim of education -- Wonder and moral education -- Wonder and political education -- Implications for policy and practice.
"Wonder is commonly perceived as akin to curiosity, as stimulating inquiry, and as something that enhances pleasure in learning, but there are many experiences of wonder that have a less obvious place in education. In Wonder and Education, Anders Schinkel theorises a kind of wonder which he calls 'contemplative wonder'. Contemplative wonder opens up space for the consideration of (radical) alternatives wherever it occurs, and in many cases is linked with deep experiences of value; therefore, it is not just important for education in general, but also, more specifically, for moral and political education"-- Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction.:
Bloomsbury Collections. Mode of access: World Wide Web.