Work, Play and Language Learning
Some Implications for Curriculum Policy of Michael Oakeshott’s Philosophy of Education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8859270 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kevin Williams (0000-0001-5209-1395, Institute of Education, Dublin City University, Ireland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 535-548 |
| Publication date | 2019-10-10 |
| 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 | 10.1080/00131857.2019.1661240 |
| OpenAlex | W2979400495 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
This paper applies Oakeshott’s distinction between work and play to his philosophy of language education. The first part explores his critique of the vocational rationale for learning foreign languages and his affirmation of the intrinsic value or playful character of the activity. The second part of the article endeavours to give practical content to Oakeshott’s vision of studying language for the pleasure of the activity by drawing on sources that reflect the character of the experience in terms of playfulness
Character (mathematics · Curriculum · Epistemology · Higher education · Metaphysics · Pedagogy · Philosophy of education · Philosophy of language · Pleasure · Political science · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Vocational education · Computer Science · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Law · Philosophy · Political theory and Gramsci · Psychology · Russian Literature and Bakhtin Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |