Hogan, Pádraig
(2015)
Recovering the Lost Métier of Philosophy
of Education? Reflections on Educational
Thought, Policy and Practice in the UK
and Farther Afield.
Journal of Philosophy of Education, 49 (3).
pp. 366-381.
ISSN 0309-8249
Abstract
A Special Issue of the Journal of Philosophy of Education in
November 2012 explored key aspects of the relationship
between philosophy of education and educational policy in
the UK. The contributions were generally critical of policy
developments in recent decades, highlighting important
shortcomings and arguing for more philosophically coherent
approaches to educational policy-making. This article begins
by focusing on what the contributions to the Special
Issue—particularly two of them—have to say about the
relationship between philosophy of education and
educational policymaking. It then goes on to argue that this
relationship can best be understood through an exploration
of education as a practice in its own right (as distinct from a
subordinate practice). Such an exploration seeks to shed
light on the proper métier of philosophy of education. In the
course of the exploration the kind of thinking predominant in
recent international patterns in educational policy is
contrasted with a different kind of thinking which has yielded
rich gains in Finland. Important distinctions are drawn
between the inherent and extrinsic benefits of educational
practice and between the internal and external politics of
practice. These contribute to the articulation of philosophy of
education as a distinctive discipline of thought and action
which is necessary to the work of practitioners and
policymakers alike.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
Lost Métier; Philosophy;
Education; Reflections; Educational
Thought; Policy; Practice; UK; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Education |
| Item ID: |
8568 |
| Depositing User: |
Dr. Padraig Hogan,
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| Date Deposited: |
08 Aug 2017 11:35 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Journal of Philosophy of Education |
| Publisher: |
Wiley |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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| Use Licence: |
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