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Apr 27, 2020 · This article proposes a conception of well-being in higher education that stems from existential philosophy and humanistic psychology, as well as key concepts from Aristotle’s Nichomachean Ethics.
- Glen Lewis Sherman
- 2020
Aug 12, 2015 · We conducted a survey of how Existentialism is currently taught in universities across North America, concluding that, while existentialism courses tend to resemble other undergraduate philosophy courses, existentialist texts challenge us to rethink conventional teaching practices.
- Ada S. Jaarsma, Kyle Kinaschuk, Lin Xing
- 2016
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- James Magrini
- James M. Magrini
- 2. Common Themes of Existentialism and Phenomenology
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Existentialism, and specifically phenomenology, in qualitative educational research, tends to be misunderstood. There are many reasons for this, not the least of which is that scholars/researchers writing in the field often emulate and imitate the dense writing styles of philosophical forerunners in phenomenology such as Hegel, Brentano, Husserl, H...
Rather than summarize the thoughts of each existentialist and phenomenologist in education and philosophy proper, I will tease out the common themes, or “common structures,” present to all existential philosophy. There is a suspicion and distrust of grand (narratives) explanations for phenomena that are grounded in the primacy of human “reason,”...
- James Magrini
- 2012
Promoting enhanced well-being for students, staff, and faculty has become a focal point on many campuses across North America. In one respect, this revives person-centered education (Thomas, 2001) and suggests that existen-tial and humanistic perspectives still have relevance to higher education.
This volume examines Otto Friedrich Bollnow’s philosophical approach to education, which brought Heidegger’s existentialism together with other theories of what it is to be “human.”
- Ralf Koerrenz
Aug 25, 2011 · Existentialism in education is a teaching and learning philosophy that focuses on the student’s freedom and agency to choose their future (Ginny, 2012).
Existential theories and Humanistic psychology are widely used in education. According to existentialists, fundamental problem of philosophy is Valuation and choice. Making existential methods in the classroom requires a balance in which both teachers and students as human beings preserve its identity.
