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Education for a “Post-Truth” World

New Directions for Research and Practice

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ID9735336
AuthorsClark A Chinn (0000-0002-5663-7794, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, corresponding author), Shuli Barzilai (0000-0003-4224-0080, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel), Ravit Golan Duncan (0000-0001-8655-8651, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ)
Year2021
Volume50
Issue1
Pages51-60
Publication date2021-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducational Researcher (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-189X • E-ISSN: 1935-102X
PublisherAmerican Educational Research Association (AERA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3102/0013189x20940683
OpenAlexW3047426988
LanguageEN
Citations received59
References cited46

In the so-called “post-truth” world, there exists widespread confusion and disagreement over what is known, how to know, and who to trust. Current education has largely failed to meet the challenges of this world. Grounded in a new analysis of the goals of epistemic education, we argue for new directions in instruction. Our analysis specifies three components of epistemic cognition that education should address: epistemic aims, ideals, and reliable processes. Apt epistemic performance of these components has five interwoven aspects: cognitive engagement in epistemic performance, adapting performance to diverse contexts, metacognitive regulation and understanding of performance, caring and enjoyment, and participation in performance with others. Using this framework, we show how three emblematic “post-truth” problems stem from specific breakdowns in these five aspects. We then use this analysis to argue for new directions in curriculum, instruction, and research that are needed to promote successful epistemic performance in the “post-truth” landscape

Cognition · Confusion · Curriculum · Epistemology · Metacognition · Pedagogy · Sociology · Education and Critical Thinking Development · Educational Strategies and Epistemologies · Philosophy · Psychological and Educational Research Studies · Psychology

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Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
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