Practical Critical Realism for Liberal Arts in Language Education

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ID21159636
AuthorsJoseph Poulshock (Tokyo Christian University, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume10
Issue4
Pages465-484
Publication date2011-10-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Critical Realism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1476-7430 • E-ISSN: 1572-5138
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1558/jcr.v10i4.465
OpenAlexW2038395049
LanguageEN
References cited14

Critical realism is the middle road between the extreme versions of constructivism and objectivism. It is applied here to liberal arts education in general, and specifically to liberal arts education for learners of English. Critical realism can help promote greater coherence in liberal education, and educators can apply critical realism as they develop a unified and purposeful curriculum of liberal arts content for learners of English. Critical realism also influences how teachers perceive the learning environment, and it affects how educators think about learner and teacher beliefs regarding education. Moreover, critical realism can influence education in moral and political terms, enabling educators to critically infuse moral realism into the study of the liberal arts and sciences

Aesthetics · Arts in education · Curriculum · Epistemology · Higher education · International relations · Liberal arts education · Liberal education · Moral psychology · Moral realism · Objectivism · Pedagogy · Philosophical realism · Political science · Politics · Realism · Sociology · The arts · Critical Realism in Sociology · Law · Philosophy · Political theory and Gramsci

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