parallel convergences: thinking with biesta about philosophy and education

Thinking about Social Theory and Philosophy for Information Systems

The phrase 'social theory and philosophy for information systems' invites an examination of following terms: social, theory, philosophy , information, systems, information systems, philosophy for information systems, and social theory for information systems. I shall refrain (no doubt to the relief of the reader) from providing the definition and scholarly treatment that each and every one of t...

Thinking about mechanisms is crucial to connecting neuroscience and education.

For the most part, neuroscientists do not typically consult the education literature to generate hypotheses and conduct studies with an educational application in mind. Similarly, for the most part, educationalists do not typically consult the neuroscience literature to decide how to teach a child. So how is it that neuroscience and education have become increasingly interlinked within recent y...

philosophy for children: religious education approaches to teaching thinking

main purpose in this research is the explanation of different views of muslim philosophers on the p.f.c to establish an imperative religion education. reaching to this purpose we use the content analysis and logical deduction among the research methods. on the basis of the research findings, we can find two different approaches in the religious-intellectual education: popular and specialized. t...

Thinking about Research in Continuing Education: A Meta-theoretical Primer

Every approach to conducting research in continuing education involves background assumptions about the nature of what is being studied, the means through which one can acquire knowledge, and the purpose of the research process itself. Although often not explicitly declared, these assumptions have a significant bearing on the choice of research questions, the methods employed to investigate tho...

Philosophy of Mathematics, Mathematics Education, and Philosophy of Mathematics Education