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EDU221 - Introduction to Education

What are Educational Philosophies?

 

Within the epistemological frame that focuses on the nature of knowledge and how we come to know, there are four major educational philosophies, each related to one or more of the general or world philosophies just discussed. These educational philosophical approaches are currently used in classrooms the world over. They are Perennialism, Essentialism, Progressivism, and Reconstructionism. These educational philosophies focus heavily on what should be taught, the curriculum aspect. - Augsburg University

Educational Philosophies