Postformal Education A Philosophy for Complex Futures /

• Main Author: Gidley, Jennifer M. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Critical Studies of Education ; 3
• Subjects: Education.; Philosophy and social sciences.; Educational sociology.; Education > Philosophy.; Educational psychology.; Education > Psychology.; Education and sociology.; Sociology, Educational.; Educational Philosophy.; Educational Psychology.; Philosophy of Education.; Sociology of Education.; Pedagogic Psychology.

This book explains why the current education model, which was developed in the 19th century to meet the needs of industrial expansion, is obsolete. It points to the need for a new approach to education designed to prepare young people for global uncertainty, accelerating change and unprecedented com...