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Educational Metamorphoses|Jane Roland Martin

Educational Metamorphoses : Philosophical Reflections on Identity and Culture

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A preeminent philosopher of education in the United States, Jane Roland Martin challenges conventional wisdom that education consists of small, incremental changes within a student's life. Using case studies of personal transformations, or metamorphoses, Martin examines Malcolm X, George Bernard Shaw's Eliza Doolittle, Victor - the Wild Boy of Aveyron, Minik the Inuit Child, and several others to demonstrate how substantial personal change can be and how vital education is as a fundamental determinant of the human condition. Martin's study results in three important claims: that each of us undergoes personal metamorphoses as a result of education; that these changes can result in a radically altered identity and can therefore be either good or bad; and that each change constitutes a culture crossing which can be accompanied by feelings of guilt, accusations of betrayal, alienation, and a sense of loss.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780742546721
  • ISBN-10: 0742546721
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
  • Publish Date: December 2006
  • Dimensions: 9.02 x 6.55 x 0.76 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.81 pounds
  • Page Count: 208

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