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The problem of indoctrination, with a focus on moral education Cover

The problem of indoctrination, with a focus on moral education

By: Jan Hábl  
Open Access
|Dec 2017

Abstract

Indoctrination is a large and important issue in (not only moral) education. It is considered to be one of the capital pedagogical faults. However, the question is, what does it mean to indoctrinate? Educators from the liberal camp of the educational spectrum have had the tendency to criticize the traditional approach as “indoctrinational.” On the other hand, proponents of the traditional approach object that if indoctrination were defined properly then even the liberal approach would not be immune. This raises two fundamental questions that will be the subject of this study: a) what exactly does it mean to indoctrinate? b) is education without indoctrination even possible?

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ebce-2017-0014 | Journal eISSN: 2453-7829 | Journal ISSN: 1338-5615
Language: English
Page range: 187 - 198
Published on: Dec 30, 2017
Published by: University of Prešov
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2017 Jan Hábl, published by University of Prešov
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