Education Scholar: Module 1 - Developing a Personal Working Philosophy to Guide Teaching/Learning in Health Professions Education

Topic 1.3 - Exploring Other Education Philosophies

1.3.4: Educational Philosophy in Practice

In the remainder of this topic, we want you to complete a series of structured exercises to help you critically evaluate your own philosophy of education in light of the philosophical viewpoints you've just reviewed.

Exercise 1.3I: Identifying the Philosophical Foundations of Educational Dilemmas

Think of conflict you yourself have had with an administrator or another faculty member over a curriculum issue or teaching practice. Could the source of conflict be characterized as a "philosophical" difference? If so, how could knowing more about different philosophical perspectives help you to address such conflicts in the future?

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