ERIC ED310062: Deception, Self-Direction, and Schooling.

	ERIC ED310062: Deception, Self-Direction, and Schooling.
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	This paper explores dimensions of the process of
	education by elaborating on the moral complexity of
	deception as delineated by David Nyberg. Questions
	examined in the paper include the circumstances under
	which deception may be acceptable and useful and how
	deception may function to augment self-direction. The
	paper takes the position that the most dangerous form of
	deception is self-deception. This study offers highlights
	of Nyberg's paper as well as a brief overview of some
	elements of gestalt philosophy (the basis for the remarks
	on Nyberg's paper). Conclusions discuss how schools may
	better serve a democractic society by shifting the
	curricular emphasis from socialization as the primary
	goal of instruction to the development of independent,
	inventive thinkers and doers as the temporary primary
	goal of instruction; temporary because eventually a
	democratic society needs a balance between the
	socializing and the development of independent thinkers.
	(JD)

	Date Published: 2014-11-22 00:27:34
	Identifier: ERIC_ED310062
	Item Size: 14171810
	Language: english
	Media Type: texts

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