| The Tact of Teaching: The Meaning of Pedagogical Thoughtfulness Contributor(s): Van Manen, Max (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791406679 ISBN-13: 9780791406670 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1991 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - General - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Social Science | Research |
| Dewey: 371.102 |
| LCCN: 91-11349 |
| Series: Suny Series, the Philosophy of Education |
| Physical Information: 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This thought-provoking book offers an original perspective on the meaning and practice of teaching as a reflective activity. Max van Manen defines pedagogical thoughtfulness as the way that educators grow, change, and deepen themselves as a result of reflecting on living with children. He shows how the processes of teaching require tact --an interpretive intelligence, a practical moral intuitiveness, a sensitivity and openness toward the child's subjectivity, and an improvisational resoluteness in dealing with children. All teachers -- current and future -- who are concerned about the "caring" aspects of their work will be inspired by this text. |