Practical Wisdom and Democratic Education Phronesis, Art and Non-traditional Students /

• Main Authors: Broadhead, Samantha (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Gregson, Margaret (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Art education.; Philosophy and social sciences.; Education-Philosophy.; Lifelong learning.; Adult education.; Creativity and Arts Education.; Philosophy of Education.; Educational Philosophy.; Lifelong Learning/Adult Education.

This book explores the development of practical wisdom, or phronesis, within the stories of four mature students studying for degrees in art and design. Through an analysis informed by the ideas of Basil Bernstein and Aristotle, the authors propose that phronesis - or the ability to deliberate well...