From Schools to Learning Environments: The Dark Side of Being Exceptional

Autor/inn/en	Simons, Maarten; Masschelein, Jan
Titel	From Schools to Learning Environments: The Dark Side of Being Exceptional
Quelle	In: Journal of Philosophy of Education, 42 (2008) 3-4, S.687-704 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0309-8249
DOI	10.1111/j.1467-9752.2008.00641.x
Schlagwörter	Learning Processes; Educational Change; Educational Environment; Educational Philosophy; Role of Education; Teacher Student Relationship; Self Concept + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Learning process; Lernprozess; Bildungsreform; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Bildungsauftrag; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Selbstkonzept
Abstract	Schools and classrooms, as well as the work place and the Internet, are considered today as learning "environments". People are regarded as learners and the main target of school education has become "learning" pupils and students how to learn. The roles of teachers and lecturers are redefined as instructors, designers of (powerful) learning environments and facilitators or coaches of learning processes. The aim of this paper is to argue that the current self-understanding in terms of learning environments is not merely about a renewal of our vocabulary, but an indication of a far more general transformation of the world of education. It is argued that the current self-understanding in terms of "learning environments" and "learners" indicates a shift in our experience of time and place; a shift from (modern) "historical" self-understanding towards (post-modern) "environmental" self-understanding. The essay draws upon Foucauldian concepts in order to map the modern organisation of time and space in "schools". This past organisation is confronted with the current organisation of time and space in "learning environments". By contrasting both maps the paper focuses on the main characteristics of the current experience of time and space, that is, "environmental self-understanding", and explores in the final section the dark side of this self-understanding. (As Provided).
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