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Humanism

Also Known As Humanistic Education

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The pedagogical approach that focuses on motivation, relationships and personal growth, influenced by Carl Rogers, mattering most when offering choice and using reflection journals, and requiring a safe classroom climate to work.

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Central Question
How does education engage the whole person, feeling as well as intellect, toward growth and self-actualization? 1
Most Effective For
Learning that mattered most when offering choice, engaging feelings alongside intellect, and supporting self-actualization and psychological health. 1
Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Knowles' assumptions about self-directed, experience-driven adult learners draw on humanistic psychology.

Developed By

Includes

Knowles drew directly on humanistic psychology, especially self-direction and intrinsic motivation.

Care theory's person-centered relational emphasis sits within the humanist line in education.

Sources
1. infed, the encyclopedia of pedagogy and informal education
Humanistic orientations to learning page
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A great deal of theoretical writing about adult education in the 1970s and 1980s drew on humanistic psychology, with the basic concern being for the human potential for growth.
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1. infed, the encyclopedia of pedagogy and informal education
Humanistic orientations to learning page, Rogers section
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Learning can, thus, be seen as a form of self-actualization, it contributes to psychological health
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1. infed, the encyclopedia of pedagogy and informal education
Includes: Andragogy, Malcolm Knowles page, humanistic influences
Quote, Includes: Andragogy, Malcolm Knowles page, humanistic influences
extensive use of a model of relationships derived from humanistic clinical psychology, and, in particular, the qualities of good facilitation argued for by Carl Rogers
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1. infed, the encyclopedia of pedagogy and informal education
Includes: Ethic of Care, Nel Noddings page, orientation
Quote, Includes: Ethic of Care, Nel Noddings page, orientation
Natural caring, such as that of a mother for a child, according to Nel Noddings, comes before ethical caring and is preferable to it.
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Structural Learning, Pedagogy Explained
Structural LearningPedagogy Explained, Five Pedagogical Approaches Explained, Humanism
Quote, Pedagogy Explained, Five Pedagogical Approaches Explained, Humanism
focuses on motivation, relationships and personal growth
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Developed By: Carl RogersView the Source
Wikipedia
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Summerhill School, Summerhill School, lead section
Quote, Associated With: Summerhill School, Summerhill School, lead section
founded in 1921 by Alexander Sutherland Neill
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