Category Archives: Bildung

The Pedagogical Relation @ AERA 2017

Posted on November 21, 2016 by friesenn

Here’s the abstract for a paper that I’ll be giving in the Philosophical Studies in Education SIG at AERA coming up in April 2017: The pedagogical relation, the idea of a special relationship between educator and educand, has long been a … Continue reading →

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Unsettling the Pedagogical Relation – Starting with a Glance

Posted on August 8, 2015 by friesenn

This image from Ghirlandaio’s An Old Man and his Grandson (recently restored, left), was used as the cover image by Klaus Mollenhauer for his 1983 book, Forgotten Connections: On Culture and Upbringing (translated 2014), and eight years later, on the cover of … Continue reading →

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Bildung, Currere and the Task of Remebrance

Posted on March 7, 2015 by friesenn

Presentation given as a part of the EDCP 2014-2015 Seminar Series, “International Perspectives in Curriculum and Pedagogy” hosted by William E. Doll Jr., Donna Trueit and William Pinar. Bildung, Currere and the Task of Remeberance from Norm Friesen on Vimeo. … Continue reading →

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Herbart on Pedagogical Tact

Posted on March 1, 2015 by friesenn

In 1802, J.F. Herbart (1776-1841) gave a brilliant lecture on pedagogical tact, which provides many insights that remain relevant today. Here’s a 1898 translation of Herbart’s lecture, provided courtesy of Google Books. See the whole PowerPoint presentation, which situates Herbart’s discussion of tact … Continue reading →

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Klaus Mollenhauer and Forgotten Connections – for AERA

Posted on April 2, 2014 by friesenn

Klaus Mollenhauer & Forgotten Connections from Norm Friesen on Vimeo. I put together this video to introduce Mollenhauer and his book: Forgotten Connections: On Culture and Upbringing from Routledge. I’m presenting this together with presentations on Mollenhauer by Stefan Hopmann … Continue reading →

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Learning theory & MOOCs

Posted on December 9, 2013 by friesenn

[slideshare id=28998466&doc=e-learningandinstitutionallearning-131207150207-phpapp01] Just got back from East China Normal University in Shanghai, where I gave this presentation. It frames the possible success of MOOCs (their demise is not yet a fait accompli) in terms of what I describe as “institutional … Continue reading →

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Talking of "the Self" in Education and Ed. Psych – AERA 2013

Posted on April 30, 2013 by friesenn

I gave this presentation (audio recorded separately) to a packed room at AERA in San Francisco. The panel session was titled “Dewey and the Mind: Exploring Psychological and Neurological Implications of Dewey’s Work”  Over the past century or more, the … Continue reading →

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Foucault on Self-Care as Self-Bildung

Posted on November 20, 2012 by friesenn

Been reading Foucault’s Hermeneutics of the Subject, Foucault’s lectures at the Collège de France from 1981-1982. In this text, Foucault articulates further his notions of “care of the self” and “pastoral power” (about which I posted this item a couple … Continue reading →

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Foucault, Pastoral Power, Schooling and Subject Formation

Posted on October 20, 2012 by friesenn

David Hamilton, a remarkable educational theorist and historian, has concluded the following about schooling; i.e., about education as secular, public project: “It is perhaps no exaggeration to say that, on an international scale, schooling was conceived by Christianity and raised … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Connections: Forthcoming from Routledge!

Posted on October 10, 2012 by friesenn

I was pleased to learn this morning that Routledge has agreed to publish Forgotten Connections: On Culture and Upbringing! This is great news for a project that I’ve been working on (off and on) for a couple of years. This … Continue reading →

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