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Representative Philosophers or Learning Theorists(1) | Student Actions | Teacher Actions | Subject Matter Emphasized | Desired Educational Outcomes | |
Existentialism (2) | Maxine Greene, Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Soren Kierkegaard | authenticity, responsibility; conscious engaged activity | encourage discussion of choice in a moral and political context; promote a thorough grounding in all academic and interpersonal areas | history, mathematics, literature, drama, art, crafts, social sciences, sciences (everything) | conscious decision-makers choosing actions that promote freedom and community |
Critical Theory (Marxian Analysis) | Karl Marx, Henry Giroux, Michael Apple, Paulo Freire | analysis of real conditions of everyday life, avoiding/overcoming alienation | from each according to her ability, to each according to her need | history, mathematics, literature, drama, art, crafts, social sciences, sciences (everything) | create a world in which all children are valued equally, who work to transform existing social and material conditions toward more freedom and equality |
Behaviorism | B.F. Skinner | respond to stimuli, learn to be self-regulating | present stimuli, manipulate learning environment, create behavioral contracts, offer reinforcement | subject areas that can be directly observed, measured, and evaluated quantitatively | orderly self-regulation |
Cognitivism/ Developmentalism | Maria Montessori, A. S. Neill, John Dewey, Waldorf Schools, Reggio Emilia Schools | pursue one's authentic interests in community with others | create learning opportunities, use of manipulatives, joint and individual projects, field trips | real life learning opportunities relevant to the child's interests and needs | life-long self-directed learning, and authentic participation in community life |
Social Constructivism | John Dewey, Lev Vygotsky, Jerome Bruner, Montessori,Reggio Emilia, and Waldorf Schools | select information, construct hypotheses, collaborate with others | Socratic dialogue, facilitate extrapolation, enourage students to discover basic principles, create meaningful contexts for the application of knowledge | history, mathematics, literature, drama, art, crafts, social sciences, sciences (everything) | create an educational community that translates into wider democratic participation |
Pragmatism | John Dewey, C. S. Peirce, Richard Rorty | history, mathematics, literature, drama, art, crafts, social sciences, sciences (everything) | |||
Social Meliorism/ Social Reconstructionism | John Dewey, Maria Montesori, Pestazzoli, Marx, Sartre, Freire, Waldorf Schools | history, mathematics, literature, drama, art, crafts, social sciences, sciences (everything) | work to overcome existing social problems; create a better world | ||
Essentialism/ Idealism | Plato |