The Ethics of Caring

Bridging Pedagogy and Utopia
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-90-8790-209-4
Verlag: Brill Academic Publishers

Buch, Englisch, Band 13, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 235 g

Reihe: Transgressions: Cultural Studies and Education

In a cold and heartless world, Tammy Shel’s The Ethics of Caring demonstrates that teaching can and should involve care for the student and a pedagogy of caring at the core of education. Combining philosophy with ethnography, Shel examines the definition of caring through the voices of five case studies of five teachers. The book demonstrates that despite the challenges they cope with, teachers can still make a difference in students’ lives and in society, by doing more than teach for the test. The book makes a significant contribution to the promotion of the ethics of caring in education and for humanity’s welfare.
Douglas Kellner
George F. Kneller Chair in the Philosophy of Education, UCLA
Tammy Shel’s study presented in this powerful book adds important dimensions to the understanding of "caring" in classrooms. Furthermore, the narrative and analysis of teachers, teaching, students, learning, and the contexts of schooling and communities provide for a deep theoretical and practical discussion of pedagogy vis-a-vis the larger purposes of education. The discussions of "caring, " as enacted in these cases, are a solid and sophisticated contribution to further comprehend its complexity and challenges, as well as an addition to the literature in the field. This book is a must read for students of teaching, for experienced practitioners, and for teacher educators who are interested in a humanistic, caring, and just education.
Jaime Grinberg
Professor, Educational Foundations, Montclair State University

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shel, Tammy A.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften