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Embodied experiences: Critical insights from Dewey for contemporary education.
- Source :
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Educational Research . Mar2020, Vol. 62 Issue 1, p35-45. 11p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Background: Reflecting increased cross-disciplinary interest in the significance of the body in education, this paper considers that a greater appreciation of John Dewey's conceptualisations of experience and habit would benefit contemporary theory- and practice-related concerns. Sources of evidence and main argument: The paper draws upon pragmatist-informed epistemological insights into the nature of experience and the habitual body from John Dewey. In doing so, the paper highlights how embodied experiences could become more central to realising a diverse range of educational goals. These include contexts where students appreciate that embodied learning practices can play a reconstructive part in shaping their identity, as well as the culture and school environments they share with others. Conclusion: The paper concludes by exemplifying and critiquing some conceptual possibilities which recognise the benefits of intensifying bodily experiences and cultivating related habits in everyday contemporary schooling. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *EDUCATION
*THEORY of knowledge
*EDUCATIONAL objectives
*LEARNING
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00131881
- Volume :
- 62
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Educational Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 141675522
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00131881.2019.1711437