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Rethinking OER and their use: Open education as Bildung

open access: yesInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2013
Despite the recent increases of interest in open education, notably in massive open online courses (MOOCs) (Fini, 2009), it has been continuously asserted that this form of social knowledge production lacks a philosophical or theoretical foundation ...
Markus Deimann, Robert Farrow
doaj   +1 more source

A theory of degrees in education

open access: yesHeliyon
Degrees are presumably the most important institution in education markets. However, despite their high relevance, degrees and their design features remain poorly understood within the economics of education. This study addresses this gap. We provide an accurate formal definition of what constitutes a degree and formulate the first theory of degree ...
Stefan Winter   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Democracy and Bildung/Erziehung—Towards a Universal Theory of Education

open access: yesEducation Sciences, 2016
Dewey’s Democracy and Education is re-read as an attempt to develop a universal theory of education that, on the one hand, gives the broadest, most general view on education and, on the other hand, contextualizes every observation by binding it to the ...
Johannes Bellmann, Hanno Su
doaj   +1 more source

From ends to causes (and back again) by metaphor: the paradox of natural selection [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Natural selection is one of the most famous metaphors in the history of science. Charles Darwin used the metaphor and the underlying analogy to frame his ideas about evolution and its main driving mechanism into a full-fledged theory.
Blancke, Stefaan   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Les discours sur la pédagogie Montessori et leur circulation dans l’espace public

open access: yesRepères, 2021
The proliferation of documentation promoting Montessori teaching to a wide range of audiences questions the notion of popularisation in favour of a heterogeneous reformulation space which meets a variety of needs.
Élisabeth Nonnon
doaj   +1 more source

Developing medical educators – a mixed method evaluation of a teaching education program [PDF]

open access: yesMedical Education Online, 2014
Background: It is well accepted that medical faculty teaching staff require an understanding of educational theory and pedagogical methods for effective medical teaching.
Marco Roos   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Constructing a Theory of Educational Administration [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The development of administrative theory has long been a quest for scholars in the field of educational administration. The beginnings of the development of a theory of educational administration began with Griffiths‘ (1959) now classic Administrative ...
Beach, Don M.
core   +1 more source

Using pattern languages to mediate theory–praxis conversations in design for networked learning [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Educational design for networked learning is becoming more complex but also more inclusive, with teachers and learners playing more active roles in the design of tasks and of the learning environment.
de Laat, Maarten   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Defining Roles in Pediatric Palliative Care: Perspectives From Oncology and Palliative Care Teams

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Early integration of pediatric palliative care (PPC) is associated with improved symptom management, quality of life, and healthcare utilization for children with cancer. Despite this, variation persists in how PPC is understood, operationalized, and integrated within pediatric oncology programs. In particular, ambiguity surrounding
Leeat Granek   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

How University Teachers and Students Understand the «Learning to Learn» Competence: An Exploratory Study Through Text Mining Techniques

open access: yesEstudios sobre Educación
This study aimed to investigate how university teachers and students in Education, Health Sciences, and Engineering understand the ‘learning to learn’ competence, using text mining.
Fran-J. García-García   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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