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No Education Without Relation: Foreword by Nel Noddings
This book is a collective statement about a new approach to education – the pedagogy of relation. After revisiting a number of existing conversations, the authors bring together several theoretical traditions under the umbrella of the pedagogy of relation. This book is an appeal to develop a common frame of reference for educational approaches based on the primacy of relations in education. The authors try to understand human relations rather than educational processes, behaviors, methods, curriculum, etc. The authors also examine the dangers that a pedagogy of relations may present, and the implications such a pedagogy may have for curriculum and educational policy. The promise of the pedagogy of relation is to offer a viable alternative to dominating trends in educational thinking – trends that emphasize control over teacher and student behavior as the main way of achieving excellence.
190 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2004
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March 7, 2020
I was given this book by a dear friend and I’m grateful for it.
It’s a good collection of introductory essays on relational education. This first part of the book is written primarily for to introduce educators making the leap to relate to students. The second part is about knowledge democracy, and the role of the educator there. The third part is quite similar tot the first in its an exploration of pedagogy.
As a student it was noticeable this book was written for the teacher. That being said I pulled from it a fair bit in my studies on classroom support. It’s quite a wonderful and warm way to think about what education could be. While much of it appears to be critiques, it’s all heading towards an optimistic place in the value of education.
On the rare occasion I revisit it in my graduate studies on leadership. Relational leadership and relational education share a lot of foundational similarities; so it could be of interest to someone interested that branch of leadership.
It’s a good collection of introductory essays on relational education. This first part of the book is written primarily for to introduce educators making the leap to relate to students. The second part is about knowledge democracy, and the role of the educator there. The third part is quite similar tot the first in its an exploration of pedagogy.
As a student it was noticeable this book was written for the teacher. That being said I pulled from it a fair bit in my studies on classroom support. It’s quite a wonderful and warm way to think about what education could be. While much of it appears to be critiques, it’s all heading towards an optimistic place in the value of education.
On the rare occasion I revisit it in my graduate studies on leadership. Relational leadership and relational education share a lot of foundational similarities; so it could be of interest to someone interested that branch of leadership.
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