Reconceptualizing Philosophy of Education: A Proposal

A native proposal for the philosophy of history

Though philosophy of history like other fields of knowledge has its roots in eastern traditional knowledge, as an epistemological branch it appeared in West and then entered in East. Present states of knowledge in Islamic Iran, particularly with regard to the necessities and grounds of change in humanities, have prepared an opportunity to present a proposal in the field of philosophy of history...

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

Reconceptualizing the Knowledge Hierarchy for Management Education

Education is undergoing a crisis. Among the several remedial approaches proposed, this article contributes to the promotion of structured teaching for constructed knowing. One of the neglected areas of concern in the current education revolution is the structure of knowledge itself. The Data-Information-Knowledge (DIK) hierarchy was originally suggested to explain the differences between the th...

Reconceptualizing the Evaluation of Teaching in Higher Education

Trends within higher education in the United States and Canada suggest that, although there are calls for recognition of teaching as a scholarly activity, teaching is not perceived as a significant aspect of scholarly work. Furthermore, policies, procedures, and criteria for the evaluation of teaching in higher education contribute to the marginalization of teaching within the reward structures...