The ontology of learning, Or teaching the non-person to learn

Authors

  • Carl Anders Säfström Department of Culture and Education, Södertörn University
  • Niclas Månsson School of Education, Culture and Communication, Mälardalen University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25755/int.8466

Keywords:

Education, Learning sciences, Non-person, Market.

Abstract

In this article we explore some consequences of present day obsession with “learning” and how such obsession seems to make perfect sense for an education exclusively aiming at making a living in a neo-liberal economy. Instead of celebrating the economical aspects of learning, we highlight the importance of building democratic capacities in an ever changing world by taking education back to the public. The perspectives offered in this article are to be considered as theoretical and critical contributions to the discussion about current educational circumstances, in which discourses of learning seem to dominate the entire field of education. 

Author Biography

Carl Anders Säfström, Department of Culture and Education, Södertörn University

Professor Associado do Instituto de Educação da Universidade de Lisboa. Áreas de investigação: Didáctica das ciências; Conhecimento e desenvolvimento profissional de professores; A discussão de questões sociocientíficas na educação em ciências; Integração das TIC na educação em ciências.

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Published

2016-02-17

How to Cite

Säfström, C. A., & Månsson, N. (2016). The ontology of learning, Or teaching the non-person to learn. Interacções, 11(37). https://doi.org/10.25755/int.8466

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 37 (2015): NÚMERO ESPECIAL - Teorizar o Trabalho da Educação

Section

Number 25 - Special Number - Adolescence, Gender and Violences

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