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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | A narrative approach exploring philosophy in education and educational research |
Author: | Stolz, S.A. Ozoliņš, J.T. |
Citation: | Educational Studies, 2018; 44(5):578-593 |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
Issue Date: | 2018 |
ISSN: | 0305-5698 1465-3400 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Steven A. Stolz and Jānis T. Ozoliņš |
Abstract: | The use of narrative - in this case a fictional dialogue – has been a time-honoured way of exploring ideas and most importantly indispensable for learning, at least since the time of the Sophists. Indeed, the dialogues of Plato exemplify this thesis because the qualities and characteristics of philosophy and philosophising are revealed through their lives. Extending on this premise, we would argue that we learn to understand both the unity and complexity of philosophy – particularly in education and educational research – not by formal philosophical arguments, necessary as they are in some contexts, but by narratives that are relevant, narratives that make the actions of one or more characters intelligible and justifiable. As a result, this article uses a narrative approach for the dual purpose of exhibiting the relevance of philosophy intelligibly exhibited through the examples of the characters put forward (enquiring Ph.D. student and university professor), but at the same time characters we ourselves can learn from as they both dialectically engage with philosophically orientated problems. |
Keywords: | Narrative(s); narrative enquiry; philosophy; truth; knowledge; educational research |
Description: | Published online: 13 Oct 2017. |
Rights: | © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group |
DOI: | 10.1080/03055698.2017.1388215 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03055698.2017.1388215 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 4 Education publications |
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