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The Fear Of Flying: Reflections On Retirement, Jeffrey Zacharakis
The Fear Of Flying: Reflections On Retirement, Jeffrey Zacharakis
Adult Education Research Conference
I explore how I have defined adult education through my actions and decisions, how has adult education defined who I am, and how has adult education changed during my career.
Theorizing Transformative Education: An Exploration Into Marcuse’S Aesthetic Dimension, Adrienne Pickett
Theorizing Transformative Education: An Exploration Into Marcuse’S Aesthetic Dimension, Adrienne Pickett
Adult Education Research Conference
In this paper, I propose that the underlying quality of transformation is what Herbert Marcuse calls the aesthetic dimension. I use aesthetic language to understand better the nature of transformative education.
Exploring Philosophy During A Time Of Reform In Mathematics Education, Kimberly White-Fredette
Exploring Philosophy During A Time Of Reform In Mathematics Education, Kimberly White-Fredette
Georgia Educational Research Association Conference
Current reforms in mathematics education, including the implementation of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, are rooted in a changing vision of school mathematics, one that includes constructivist learning, student-centered pedagogy, and the use of worthwhile tasks. This changing vision challenges not only teachers’ beliefs about mathematics instruction but their philosophies of mathematics as well. This study investigates the processes that four teachers go through as they implement a new task-based mathematics curriculum while exploring their personal philosophies of mathematics. The participants were part of a graduate-level course that examined, through the writings of various modern philosophers of mathematics …