Christian philosophy of education in South Africa: the cultural-historical activity theory to the rescue?

Parents’ choice of schools for their children has become particularly problematic in the current circumstances because of the fact that most schools have become secular and hence cannot support Christian parents in their task of educating children in line with the former’s baptismal vow. In addition...

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Main Author: Johannes Lodewicus Van der Walt
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Language:Afrikaans
Published: Scriber Editorial Systems 2016-11-01
Series:Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship
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Online Access:https://www.koersjournal.org.za/index.php/koers/article/view/2262
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description Parents’ choice of schools for their children has become particularly problematic in the current circumstances because of the fact that most schools have become secular and hence cannot support Christian parents in their task of educating children in line with the former’s baptismal vow. In addition to this, Philosophy of Education has all but disappeared from teacher education curricula. These circumstances have not, however, detracted from Christian parents’, teachers’, caregivers’ and other educators’ need for a Christian Philosophy of Education. This article offers such a Philosophy of Education in the form of Biblical perspectives regarding the main facets of education couched in cultural-historical activity theory.  This approach circumvents objections against a mere “grab bag” of Biblical perspectives about education as well as against yet another master theory or grand narrative about Christian education. https://doi.org/10.19108/KOERS.81.2.2262
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Christian philosophy of education in South Africa: the cultural-historical activity theory to the rescue?
Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship
education
Christian education
philosophy of education
Christian philosophy of educastion
Biblical perspectives
cultural-historical activity theory
title Christian philosophy of education in South Africa: the cultural-historical activity theory to the rescue?
title_full Christian philosophy of education in South Africa: the cultural-historical activity theory to the rescue?
title_fullStr Christian philosophy of education in South Africa: the cultural-historical activity theory to the rescue?
title_full_unstemmed Christian philosophy of education in South Africa: the cultural-historical activity theory to the rescue?
title_short Christian philosophy of education in South Africa: the cultural-historical activity theory to the rescue?
title_sort christian philosophy of education in south africa the cultural historical activity theory to the rescue
topic education
Christian education
philosophy of education
Christian philosophy of educastion
Biblical perspectives
cultural-historical activity theory
url https://www.koersjournal.org.za/index.php/koers/article/view/2262
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