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PublisherWikimedia Foundation
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_perennialism
Source TypeEncyclopedia
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Wikipedia: Educational perennialism
Wikimedia Foundationself-citationQuote, self-citation
Educational perennialism is a normative educational philosophy. Perennialists believe that the priority of education should be to teach principles that have persisted for centuries, not facts.
Claims Backed By This Source (12 claims)
This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 1 holds, 1 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Pedagogical Approaches, 6 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 1 holds, 2 general references.
- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
- Thinkers, 1 claims: 1 connected.
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