K?12 Education As A Hermeneutic Adventurous Endeavor: Toward An Educational Way Of Thinking (routledge International Studies In The Philosophy Of Education)

"Considering the role of compulsory mass education and schooling in a democratic society, this book introduces an alternative vision for K-12 education as an "adventurous endeavour." Grounded in a strong theoretical framework, Yosef-Hassidim reveals the negative impact of instrumentalization of schools: when education is considered a social and political instrument, it serves dominant social forces' interests rather than students' or humanity as a whole. Offering conceptual and pragmatic frameworks to limit political influence on schooling, the author proposes a new hermeneutical structure that restores education's agency and separates it from external social forces, and provides the foundation for regarding K-12 education as a sovereign social sphere in its own right."--Provided by publisher Cover 1 Title 4 Copyright 5 Dedication 6 Contents 8 Preface 10 Acknowledgments 14 1 An Educational Way of Thinking? 16 2 Late-Modern Instrumental Approach to Education 32 3 Analysis of Instrumentalization 62 4 From Social Servant to Agent for Humanity: An Adventurous Education 92 5 Hermeneutic Structure: Meaning Making as an Educational Goal 140 6 An Educational Goal of Examining the Meaning of Being Human 174 7 Toward a Sovereign Education 186 8 Implications for Selected Areas 218 9 Conclusion: From Vision to Reality 236 Index 248