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Nel Noddings

Educational Philosophers and Progressive Reformers

American philosopher of education and former mathematics teacher who, after two decades in New Jersey public schools and a doctorate from Stanford, developed the ethic of care, a relational, feminist alternative to rule-based moral philosophy applied directly to teaching and moral education.

Facts
Birth Year
1929 1
Death Year
2022 1
Birthplace
Irvington, New Jersey 1
Nationality / Culture
American 1
Defining Contribution
Founded the ethic of care in educational philosophy, arguing in Caring (1984) that relational caring between teacher and student, not abstract rule-following, should be the foundation of moral education. 1
Notable Work
Caring: A Feminine Approach to Ethics and Moral Education (1984) 1
Connections

Associated With

Noddings developed the ethic of care while on the Stanford School of Education faculty.

Source Wikipedia

In Approach

Informed By

John Dewey, Thinkers

Noddings' care ethics in education draws on Dewey

Theories and Approaches Developed

Source infed, the encyclopedia of pedagogy and informal education
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1. Encyclopaedia Britannica
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infed, the encyclopedia of pedagogy and informal education
Theories and Approaches Developed: Ethic of Care, Nel Noddings page, attribution
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Nel Noddings (1929-2022) made a significant contribution to our appreciation of education.
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Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Stanford University, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nel_Noddings, career section
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She became a member of the Stanford faculty in 1977, and was the Jacks Professor of Child Education from 1992 until 1998.
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