What Does Gandhi Mean for Curriculum Theory?: Rethinking Education in New Times (Studies in Curriculum Theory Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (867 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 041589851X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorErik Malewski is Associate Professor in the Curriculum Studies Program at Purdue University. He has traveled extensively in India, conducting and presenting research at various colleges and universities and has conducted archival research on Gandhi.
. Erik Malewski is Associate Professor in the Curriculum Studies Program at Purdue University. He has traveled extensively in India, conducting and presenting research at various colleges and universities and has conducted archival research on Gandhi
Exploring the ways he used personal triumphs and pitfalls in his teaching of the public, it considers the extent to which educators’ own lived histories frame their present outlooks and beliefs and exert influence on their curriculum and pedagogy. Using post-structural, psychoanalytic, and autobiographical theories, it argues that Gandhi’s efforts to eliminate antagonisms without harming opposing subjects was as much an internal struggle as it was a struggle with social structures, one that can speak with great force to educators who recognize the pivotal roles of the personal and social in the classroom.. By highlighting such interrelationships, it situates the