Lessons from a master
Montaigne’s pedagogy of conversation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8856262 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kevin Williams (0000-0001-5209-1395, Dublin City University, corresponding author), Patrick Williams (0000-0003-2537-2735, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 253-263 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational Philosophy and Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-1857 • E-ISSN: 1469-5812 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00131857.2016.1214900 |
| OpenAlex | W2510038321 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 10 |
There remains much to be learned from searching exploration of the great authors who have meditated on education. Montaigne is one such thinker and this essay endeavors to draw together the strands of his pedagogy and to demonstrate how they gain purchase in the business of teaching and learning. The article also proposes to supplement his vision with practical examples from fiction and autobiography. Perhaps the most striking theme is the need to be able to decentre from the comfort zone of acquired beliefs and convictions and the crucial role played by conversation in cultivating the intellectual and moral openness in order to do so. At the heart of Montaigne’s writing on education is what can be called a pedagogy of conversation
Conversation · Higher education · Pedagogy · Philosophy of education · Political science · Sociology · Communication · French Literature and Criticism · Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity · Law · Religious Education and Schools
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2022 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |