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Conditions, Processes, and Aims of Teacher Education: A Philosophical Perspective Cover

Conditions, Processes, and Aims of Teacher Education: A Philosophical Perspective

By: Clara Mandolini  
Open Access
|May 2009

Abstract

The aim of this article is to provide a theoretical ground about teacher self-construction that is in harmony with his/her capabilities, natural environment, and society. The article initially considers the Blondelian philosophy of action as a specific philosophical view that forms an approach for teacher education: the primary concepts of action and synergy help consider the ontological dynamism of human life and its unavoidable conditions. In particular, the work on teacher prejudgements, considered as a system of conditions, is central in teacher education, as it represents a central and unavoidable condition. This reference to "conditions" is then articulated, in the specific case of teacher education, as the need to study the phenomenon of prejudgements, which can be considered the first step towards a greater awareness of educational and cultural skills. The third step of the article consists in "translating" these main issues of the philosophy of action into the idea of a performative process in the education of the teacher. According to philosophy of action, the article shows the performative character of teacher education processes, which is based on the pursuit of goals by activating all personal capacities.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10099-009-0001-x | Journal eISSN: 1691-5534 | Journal ISSN: 1691-4147
Language: English
Page range: 5 - 13
Published on: May 4, 2009
Published by: Daugavpils University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2009 Clara Mandolini, published by Daugavpils University
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

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