Social Reconstructionism

Social Reconstructionism

A philosophy of education that looks to education to change society, rather than just teach about it. As an education philosophy it calls on schools to educate students in ways that will help society move beyond all forms of discrimination to the benefit of everyone worldwide.

Incorporate the issues facing the community into the class discussion-lesson weekly and give extra points for extra efforts.

He believed that social reality is constructed by human beings in history. As such, humans can construct a new social reality if they choose to.

As philosophy helps technology educators understand alternatives, make decisions and take action in both curriculum and instruction, it is important for technology educators to ask philosophical questions at the onset of their work to understand the implications of their actions. A brief discussion about some of the philosophies that inform educational practice in North America provides a background for an analysis of the different philosophies in relation to technology education, and provides insight into the significance of reconstructionism, an outgrowth of pragmatism, as a philosophy in which to frame and describe technology education.

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An innovative form of progressivism has developed under the name of reconstructionism, and its task to consolidate the achievements of its parent while furthering and extending its basic philosophy. Progressivist philosophy has restrained itself to assisting a presupposed social evolution by building the school program around day by day experiences of children, with the aim of developing sound methods of inquiry and techniques of problem solving..

Mosier, R. (1951 Oct). Journal of Educational Sociology,vol 25 issue 2, p86-96,11p. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.pulaskitech.edu/ehost/search

Powell, S. D. (2009),Intro to education.New Jersey:Pearson.

Reconstructionist educators focus on a curriculum that highlights social reform as the aim of educaiton.

Looks to education as a tool to change society.

Theodore Brameld

(1904-1987)

Harold Rugg

"The Child- Centered School"

racial equality

women's right

He was the founder of social reconstructionism, in reaction against the realities of World War II.

http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/ed416/pp3.html

He was an outspoken Social Reconstructionist and a strong advocate of the reform programs of President Rooosevelt. His attention was primarily directed toward teacher education and foundations of education.

Paulo Freire

poverty

http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/2381/Rugg-Harold-186-1960.html

Cavalier, Wayne. Religious Education, Summer2002, Vol.97 issue 3, p254-270, 17p;DOI:10