The Idea of a Social Studies Education
The Role of Philosophical Counseling
Seiten
2017
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-21341-8 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-21341-8 (ISBN)
The Idea of a Social Studies Education takes a uniquely humanistic approach to the idea of a social studies education to show how teachers can acts as a philosophical counselor in preparing students for active civic engagement.
Offering a fresh take on the purpose of social studies today, James A. Duplass positions philosophical counseling as a way for teachers to engage students in thinking deeply about what it means to be a citizen in a democratic society. The Idea of a Social Studies Education takes a uniquely humanistic approach to the idea of a social studies education to show how teachers can act as philosophical counselors in preparing students for active civic engagement. Duplass reminds the reader of the needs of students in modern society who seek to develop an identity worth living and the role social studies can play in students achieving that process. By focusing on the cultivation of students’ autonomy, authenticity, efficacy, and agency, Duplass’ approach avoids political biases and instead encourages critical thinking to decipher what a democratic ideology truly is.
Offering a fresh take on the purpose of social studies today, James A. Duplass positions philosophical counseling as a way for teachers to engage students in thinking deeply about what it means to be a citizen in a democratic society. The Idea of a Social Studies Education takes a uniquely humanistic approach to the idea of a social studies education to show how teachers can act as philosophical counselors in preparing students for active civic engagement. Duplass reminds the reader of the needs of students in modern society who seek to develop an identity worth living and the role social studies can play in students achieving that process. By focusing on the cultivation of students’ autonomy, authenticity, efficacy, and agency, Duplass’ approach avoids political biases and instead encourages critical thinking to decipher what a democratic ideology truly is.
James A. Duplass is Professor of Social Studies Education at the University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: The "Idea" of a Social Studies Education
Chapter 2: Social Studies Exalted Aims
Chapter 3: Identity, Authenticity, and Autonomy
Chapter 4: Ideology
Chapter 5: The Promise and Pitfalls of Modernity
Chapter 6: Philosophy for Social Studies
Chapter 7: Morality and Character Education
Chapter 8: Traditional & Philosophical Counseling
Chapter 9: Philosophical Counseling in the Classroom
Conclusion
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 06.10.2017 |
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Zusatzinfo | 1 Tables, black and white; 4 Line drawings, black and white; 4 Illustrations, black and white |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 317 g |
Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Sekundarstufe I+II | |
ISBN-10 | 1-138-21341-1 / 1138213411 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-138-21341-8 / 9781138213418 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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