This chapter sets the stage by highlighting the urgent need for a paradigm shift in education to tackle the challenges and seize the opportunities of today’s diverse, interconnected, and polarized world. It delineates the limitations of current educational paradigms in addressing controversial and sensitive topics while also arguing for the need to promote the essential knowledge and skills needed to thrive in a complex society and upholding key humanistic values in the process. The chapter introduces Transformative-Emancipatory Pedagogy (TEP) as one way forward, showcasing its potential to promote a holistic, interconnected, and socially relevant model of education. TEP expands educational goals by emphasizing the inclusion and well-being of learners while connecting deep learning with transformative and emancipatory goals. The book’s primary aim is to examine the philosophical, theoretical, and methodological foundations, alongside practical guidance and ethical considerations, for developing and evaluating pedagogical interventions based on TEP. Although TEP was developed within the specific context of higher education, it has the potential to be extended far beyond its original application, offering valuable insights for diverse educational settings and levels globally.

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Overcoming Challenges in Education: A Paradigm Shift via Transformative-Emancipatory Pedagogy (TEP)

  • Teresa M. Cappiali

摘要

This chapter sets the stage by highlighting the urgent need for a paradigm shift in education to tackle the challenges and seize the opportunities of today’s diverse, interconnected, and polarized world. It delineates the limitations of current educational paradigms in addressing controversial and sensitive topics while also arguing for the need to promote the essential knowledge and skills needed to thrive in a complex society and upholding key humanistic values in the process. The chapter introduces Transformative-Emancipatory Pedagogy (TEP) as one way forward, showcasing its potential to promote a holistic, interconnected, and socially relevant model of education. TEP expands educational goals by emphasizing the inclusion and well-being of learners while connecting deep learning with transformative and emancipatory goals. The book’s primary aim is to examine the philosophical, theoretical, and methodological foundations, alongside practical guidance and ethical considerations, for developing and evaluating pedagogical interventions based on TEP. Although TEP was developed within the specific context of higher education, it has the potential to be extended far beyond its original application, offering valuable insights for diverse educational settings and levels globally.