Social Reconstructionism

Social
Reconstructionism


Dan Murphy

Multiple Choice

Social Reconstructionism is also known as ________.

• Social change

• Changing lifestyle

• Communism

• Radical Pedagogy

Reconstructionism is...

...a radical branch of progressive educational philosophy.

It aims to address:

• social inequalities

• power

• societal challenges

Word Cloud

What are the biggest issues we face today as a society?

Pragmatism
Instrumentalism





What helps students to thrive?

John
Dewey

Reform and Action
Social Engineering

George
Counts

Transformative education
Interdisciplinary curriculum

Theodore Brameld

• Inter-War Period

• The Great Depression

• Atomic Era

• New Deal Post-War Optimism

• Civil Rights

Context and Influences

Multiple Choice

He is the founder of the educational philosophy of Social Reconstructionism

• Marcus Aurelius

• Paulo Freire

• John Dewey

• Theodore Brameld

Multiple Choice

He recognized that education was the means of preparing people for creating this new social order.

• Alvin Toffler

• George S. Counts

• Ivan Illich

• Paulo Freire

Explanation

He believed that the goal of education was to employ schools as agents for social change.

Multiple Choice

________ should take a lead in changing or reconstructing society

• Community

• Curriculum

• School

• Society

Explanation Slide...

For the Reconstructionists, schools are the tools to help solve racial tensions and democratic problems to produce a better society.

Multiple Choice

_______ are considered the prime agents of social change, cultural renewal and internationalism

• Colleagues

• Families

• Students

• Teachers

Multiple Choice

The curriculum, lessons, and approaches should be constantly changing to meet the changes in society.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

The curriculum emphasizes that scientific facts are still critical lessons for all students, regardless of conditions in society.

Dropdown

A Social Reconstructionist teacher would seldom be found ​

Select answer

.​

Categorize

Options (13)

Teachers have more than a responsibility to transmit knowledge; they transform society itself.

Education should empower social change.

Teach core knowledge and skills.

Curriculum must address real-world issues.

Focus on fundamental subjects.

Promote democratic values in schools.

Discipline and order are essential in the classroom.

Education should prioritize individual self-expression above all else.

Emphasize learning through community involvement.

Students should have complete freedom to choose what they learn.

Learning should be student-centered and self-directed.

Emphasize traditional values and morals.

I try to implement Essentialist principles in the classroom.

If you heard a fellow teacher espouse the following imperatives, would you be more likely to assume they are more sympathetic to Social Reconstructionism, or Essentialism?

Social Reconstructionist

Essentialist

Neither

Multiple Choice

In a reconstructionist classroom management, which sorts of groups would you expect to see?

• Heterogeneous

• Homogeneous

Open Ended

What might be a Social Reconstructionist classroom management to promote a better society?

Explanation

Organize a class in a fashion that exposes students to other kinds of people to foster and facilitate social cohesion.

Fin

​References

Primary:

• Gutek, G. L. (2013). Philosophical, Ideological, and Theoretical Perspectives on Education.

Supplementary:

• Counts, G. S. (1932). Dare the School Build a New Social Order?

• Brameld, T. (1956). Toward a Reconstructed Philosophy of Education.

• Freire, P. (1970). Pedagogy of the Oppressed.