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Філософські засади академічно-громадського навчання у системі університетської освіти США
Philosophical Foundations of Public University Education in USA

Author(s): Oresta Kloncak
Subject(s): Epistemology, Higher Education , Educational Psychology, Methodology and research technology
Published by: Uniwersytet Jana Długosza w Częstochowie

Summary/Abstract: The article outlines philosophical theories that form theoretical and methodological basis of academic service-learning in the system of university education of the USA. It analyses the ways in which pedagogical principles of the philosophy of pragmatism, critical pedagogy, constructivism and postmodernism are reflected in the organization of academic service-learning. The author proves that the philosophical foundations of academic service-learning in the universities of the USA are focused on strengthening the role of students in the learning process as well as in social life, stimulating their cognitive activity, increasing internal motivation, formation of students’ responsibility for their own academic and social activities.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 22
  • Page Range: 97-104
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Ukrainian