Gandhian Philosophy of Education: A vision for Social Inclusion in Education

Philosophy of medical education

Introduction: Education is defined as an art with scientific principle. It isdescribed as a form of learning by which knowledge, skills and attitudes of an age group are transferred from one generation to the next through teaching, training, research and practice.Method: This is a historical review about the philosophy of medical education and its changes during the time.Results: It is unfortun...

Philosophy of Mathematics, Mathematics Education, and Philosophy of Mathematics Education

Education calls for a new philosophy

Let us have a glimpse of what has happened during the last 75 years in the most important branches of human activity. Life expectancy has increased from less than 45 to almost 80 (Encyclopedia Encarta, 1998). Medics are routinely making transplants of heart and other organs, several diseases have been eradicated by methods of genetic engineering (eradication of malaria, which used to cause 3 mi...

Convergence of sciences for social accountability in education: An experience

The inter-disciplinary approach in education includes the integration of educational capacities and competencies of different disciplines for a specific purpose or creating a new product with appropriate methodological techniques to improve knowledge and acquire competencies. In fact, the starting point of convergence of sciences is turning to an interdisciplinary approach. Convergence of scien...

Philosophy, Research, and Education

Research always conveys a commitment to philosophical beliefs even if this is unintended and even though it remains implicit and unacknowledged. . . . [Researchers] cannot evade the responsibility for critically examining and justifying the philosophical ideas that their enquiries incorporate. It follows that philosophical reflection and argumentation are central features of the methods and pro...