Pedagogy Apr 2011

Unprincipled Pedagogy

Paul Lynch

Abstract

Postprocess theory questions the usefulness of pedagogical principles. This article proposes a casuistic pedagogy, which offers a stance rather than a method. Casuistry, the art of case-based reasoning, reframes pedagogy as a series of occasions rather than a system of thought, thus providing grounds for a postprocess pedagogy.

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Pedagogy
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2011-04-01
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10.1215/15314200-1218058
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