Simon, Irene E.;
(2006)
Spirit in pedagogical relations : a study of constraints and possibilities.
Doctoral thesis , Institute of Education, University of London.
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Abstract
ABSTRACT This study explores the possibilities for Spirit as a key term and value position in the development of pedagogical relationships in schools. It begins with an examination of the nature of Spirit from different standpoints and assesses its wider connections to the spiritual, religious and moral aspects of the human condition. This preliminary analysis lays the basic foundations from which to develop a greater understanding of the importance of these connections in pedagogy. Attention is then given to the importance of the pedagogical relationship as a central issue in education generally. The role that tradition plays in shaping this aspect of pedagogy, as a distinct practice, is discussed. Also discussed is the need to enrich and expand traditional meanings in order to meet the challenges and constraints of contemporary practice. Arguing that a renewed vocabulary of spirit is not only necessary but vital for enriching traditional meanings and practices, the study builds this renewed vocabulary in two ways: (l) through an analysis of the implications of the philosophical perspectives of Martin Buber, Emmanuel Levinas and John Macmurray, and (2) through the reconstruction of pedagogies of spirit in the work of two teachers. The study concludes with four recommendations for approaching the continued reconstruction of pedagogies of spirit in the development of teacher education programmes.
Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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Title: | Spirit in pedagogical relations : a study of constraints and possibilities |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
Publisher version: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos... |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | Leaves 224-228 are appendices |
Keywords: | Religious belief,Teaching,Teacher pupil relations,Educational theory,Philosophy of education,Theses |
UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10007471 |




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