Reconstructionism and Education

Reconstructionism and Education

What is recontructionism ?

Reconstructionism and Education

“ Reconstructionist educators focus on a curriculum that

highlights social reform as the aim of education. ”

Premises of Reconstructionism

Society is in need of constant reconstruction or change.

Such social change involves a reconstruction of education in reconstructing the society

Reconstructionism and Education

Historical Background of Reconstructionism

PLATO’sdesign for a future state

AURELIUS’sthought to build a “World State”

AUGUSTINE’sideal Christian state named “The City of God”

In 380 BC

Plato with his design for a future state

called the Republic.

PLATO’sdesign for a future state

AURELIUS’sthought to build a “World State”

AUGUSTINE’sideal Christian state named “The City of God”

In 380 BC

PLATO’sdesign for a future state

AURELIUS’sthought to build a “World State”

AUGUSTINE’sideal Christian state named “The City of God”

In 2nd Century

The Stoic Philosophers

Marcus Aurelius

He maintained that “He was a citizen of the world, Not a Rome.”

PLATO’sdesign for a future state

AURELIUS’sthought to build a “World State”

AUGUSTINE’sideal Christian state named “The City of God”

In 2nd Century

AURELIUS’sthought to build a “World State”

AUGUSTINE’sideal Christian state named “The City of God”

THOMAS MORE’sbook named “Utopia”

In early 5th Century

AUGUSTINE’s ideal Christian

state in early 5th century

AURELIUS’sthought to build a “World State”

AUGUSTINE’sideal Christian state named “The City of God”

THOMAS MORE’sbook named “Utopia”

In early 5th Century

AUGUSTINE’sideal Christian state named “The City of God”

THOMAS MORE’sbook named “Utopia”

Utopian Socialists’ideal thought of reconstruction

In early 16th Century

THOMAS MORE’s book named “Utopia” in early 16th

century

AUGUSTINE’sideal Christian state named “The City of God”

THOMAS MORE’sbook named “Utopia”

Utopian Socialists’ideal thought of reconstruction

In early 16th Century

AUGUSTINE’sideal Christian state named “The City of God”

THOMAS MORE’sbook named “Utopia”

Utopian Socialists’ideal thought of reconstruction

OWEN & BELLAMY’sparticipation in the industrial revolution

During 18th – 19th Century

Comte de Saint-Simon

Charles Fourier

François-Noël Babeuf

In French Revolutionary period

AUGUSTINE’sideal Christian state named “The City of God”

THOMAS MORE’sbook named “Utopia”

Utopian Socialists’ideal thought of reconstruction

OWEN & BELLAMY’sparticipation in the industrial revolution

During 18th – 19th Century

Utopian Socialists’ideal thought of reconstruction

OWEN & BELLAMY’sparticipation in the industrial revolution

MARX’sreconstructed world based on communism

During 18th – 19th Century

They were part of the industrial revolution, but saw the use of technology not only for the production of wealth, but for improving the lot of humanity throughout the world.

Robert Owen and Edward Bellamy

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Utopian Socialists’ideal thought of reconstruction

OWEN & BELLAMY’sparticipation in the industrial revolution

MARX’sreconstructed world based on communism

During 18th – 19th Century

OWEN & BELLAMY’sparticipation in the industrial revolution

MARX’sreconstructed world based on communism

RUSSELL’sprinciple of Social Reconstruction

In 19th Century

Karl MarxKarl Marx, decrying the harm done to

workers by the dehumanization of the industrial system, who pictured a reconstructed world based on international communism.

OWEN & BELLAMY’sparticipation in the industrial revolution

MARX’sreconstructed world based on communism

RUSSELL’sprinciple of Social Reconstruction

In 19th Century

MARX’sreconstructed world based on communism

RUSSELL’sprinciple of Social Reconstruction

B.F. SKINNER’sthe use of “behavioral engineering”

In early 20th Century

After World Wars

In his Principles of Social Reconstruction, listed steps that might be taken to avoid the holocaust of war.

Bertrand Russell

MARX’sreconstructed world based on communism

RUSSELL’sprinciple of Social Reconstruction

B.F. SKINNER’sthe use of “behavioral engineering”

In early 20th Century

RUSSELL’sprinciple of Social Reconstruction

B.F. SKINNER’sthe use of “behavioral engineering”

MANN & DEWEY’sview of education

In 20th Century

B.F.SkinnerHe advocates the use of

conditioning or “behavioral engineering” in his book

Walden Two.

Traditional

sense

Technology of behavior

RUSSELL’sprinciple of Social Reconstruction

B.F. SKINNER’sthe use of “behavioral engineering”

MANN & DEWEY’sview of education

In 20th Century

B.F. SKINNER’sthe use of “behavioral engineering”

MANN & DEWEY’sview of education.

MODERN RECONSTRUCTIONISM

In late 20th Century

Horace Mann

He is the father of American public

education.

Education = A tool for social reform.

B.F. SKINNER’sthe use of “behavioral engineering”

MANN & DEWEY’sview of education.

MODERN RECONSTRUCTIONISM

In late 20th Century

MODERN RECONSTRUCTIONIS

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Modern Reconstructionist

Modern reconstructionism is

basically pragmatic and owes tremendous debt

to Dewey.

MODERN RECONSTRUCTIONIS

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