Description
In this episode we welcome professor Gert Biesta as our guest. Gert is author of the book “The Beautiful Risk of Education” and a well-renown scholar in the field of educational theory. In our talk with him, he explicates why the shift of focus from teaching to learning is unfortunate and why a world-centered approach in education is to be chosen over a student-centered approach. He also describes why it is important for an educator to take risks and why the development of practical wisdom in professional studies is mandatory, so that the students do not only become competent but good practitioners.
00:00:58 – On the difference between educational theory and philosophy of education00:02:50 – On the unfortunate focus shift from teaching to learning00:07:41 – Why teaching and learning should be more word-centered than student-centered00:14:23 – On “subjectification” as one of the three main objectives of education00:22:37 – What is phronesis and why is it important in professional studies?00:24:29 – What is virtuosity, in relation to phronesis?00:27:29 – Is virtuosity teachable?00:31:18 – Is there a connection between the notion of “responsAbility” and phronesis?
Further literature:
- Biesta, G.J.J. (2015): “How does a competent teacher become a good teacher? On judgement, wisdom and virtuosity in teaching and teacher education.” In: Heilbronn, R. & Foreman‐Peck, L. (eds.): Philosophical perspectives on the future of teacher education. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell.
- Biesta, G.J. 2013. The beautiful risk of education. Routledge.
- Biesta, G,J. 2017. The Rediscovery of teaching. Routledge.
- Biesta, G.J. 2020. Risking Ourselves in Education: Qualification, Socialization, and Subjectification Revisited. Educational Theory, v70 n1 p89-104 2020
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