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What is Humanistic Education

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Dispositional Development and Assessment in Teacher Preparation Programs
This philosophy emphasizes freedom and autonomy, trust, active cooperation and participation, and self-directed learning. Humanistic educators include Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers, Erich Fromm, and Malcolm Knowles.
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Connecting Teachers' Dispositions With Their Teaching Philosophies
Viktor Wang (California State University, San Bernardino, USA) and Geraldine Torrisi-Steele (Griffith University, Australia)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 14
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-4089-6.ch003
Abstract
Adult learners are unique. Caught up in the social, economic, and political dynamics of a complex and fluid society, adults are highly diverse learners, and their motivations and needs are changeable, depending on their current life situation. Transformative and emancipatory learning is core to adult education. But to achieve this, educators must employ practices appropriate to the adult learners they teach. Educator practices are dictated by their dispositions. The authors suggest that dispositions are connected to underpinning teaching philosophies.
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Adapting Adult Educators’ Teaching Philosophies to Foster Adult Learners’ Transformation and Emancipation
This philosophy emphasizes freedom and autonomy, trust, active cooperation and participation, and self-directed learning. Humanistic educators include Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers, Erich Fromm, and Malcolm Knowles.
Published in Chapter: Adapting Adult Educators’ Teaching Philosophies to Foster Adult Learners’ Transformation and Emancipation; From: Handbook of Research on Teaching and Learning in K-20 Education
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Pluriversal Society, Politics in Education: In Defense of Humanistic Education
A pedagogical approach that prioritizes the cultivation of individuals who possess a comprehensive set of skills, including critical thinking, empathy, and social responsibility. The organization places great importance on the humanities, such as philosophy, literature, history, and the arts, recognizing them as crucial means of comprehending the human experience and cultivating a comprehensive perspective on the world.
Published in Chapter: Pluriversal Society, Politics in Education: In Defense of Humanistic Education; From: History and Educational Philosophy for Social Justice and Human Rights
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Person-Centered Online Education: What Carl Rogers Has to Say to Teachers in Computer-Mediated Environment
A movement in education based on the work of Carl Rogers, Abraham Maslow, and others which seeks to educate and involve the whole person in learning. Humanistic education is often contrasted with behavioral or cognitive education.
Published in Chapter: Person-Centered Online Education: What Carl Rogers Has to Say to Teachers in Computer-Mediated Environment; From: Encyclopedia of E-Leadership, Counseling and Training
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