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Moving Images of Eternity: George Grant's Critique of Time, Teaching, and Technology
by Pinar, William F.
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William F. Pinar presents a comprehensive and original study that demonstrates the significance and pertinence of the scholarship of George Grant for teaching today. While there are studies of Grant's political philosophy, there has been no sustained study of his teaching. Pinar not only draws upon the collected works; he has also consulted Grant's PhD thesis at Oxford, as well as the philosopher's biography, collected letters, and the vast secondary literature.
What emerges is a treatise that reveals Grant's timeliness and his prescience in identifying and critiquing key educational issues nearly half a century ago, from academic vocationalism and educational technology to privatization and the ascendency of research--issues that are eminently relevant today.
Beyond the classroom, Grant's concerns extended to the impact of economic globalization which, he feared, would erase distinctive national histories and cultures. As such, Grant foresaw the current issues of right-wing populism, notably in the UK and the US, as reactions against these historical tendencies.
This volume is destined to become an indispensable reference work for students of Grant in particular and for students of education in general.
This book is published in English.
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S'il existe des tudes portant sur la philosophie politique et la th ologie de George Grant, il n'y avait jusqu' maintenant aucune tude soutenue sur son enseignement et, plus pr cis ment, sur la relation de son approche p dagogique celles-ci. Aucune tude ne puisait de fa on aussi pouss e l'oeuvre compl te - y compris ses pr sentations aux enseignants et sa th se doctorale d'Oxford en philosophie - ou sa biographie, sa correspondance, et la vaste litt rature secondaire.
Con u comme livre de r f rence pour les adeptes de Grant de m me que comme un manuel pour les tudiants en ducation, cet ouvrage arrive point nomm . Pinar souligne la prescience de Grant, qui identifiait et critiquait il y a d j cinquante ans des questions d'ordre ducationnel - vocation acad mique, technologie p dagogique, privatisation de l'enseignement, ascendance de la recherche sur l'enseignement - qui sont d'actualit .
Grant tait aussi pr occup par le destin de ce qu'il appelait la particularit au Canada et l' tranger, et s'inqui tait que la mondialisation conomique effacerait les histoires et cultures nationales distinctives. Un tat mondial, universel et homog ne les remplacerait, ce qui repr senterait la pire tyrannie inflig e l'humanit . Grant avait vu venir le populisme de droite que l'on voit actuellement prendre prise notamment au Royaume-Uni et aux tats-Unis, comme r action ces tendances historiques.
Ce livre est publi en anglais.
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Pinar, William F.
- ISBN: 9780776627878
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 9.61 x 0.97
- Number Of Pages: 626
- Publication Year: 2019
Language:
English