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Analyzing Teacher-Student Relationships in the Life and Thought of William James to Inform Educators Today

Novakowski, Julia T.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1556709447795221

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2019, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Educational Studies.
Enriching teacher-student relationships is timely considering the increase in school violence, the changing demographics in schools, and the fact that educational aims focused on high-stakes testing often ignore relationships. When applying philosophy to teacher-student relationships, we must ask both whose voices are missing from our current conversation and how we can apply their insights to improve education. While philosophers such as John Dewey, Paulo Freire, and Nel Noddings have all contributed to that conversation, William James’s philosophy and pedagogy provide a unique perspective on teacher-student relationships that is largely absent within the field of philosophy of education. In this dissertation, I explore the relationship between the philosophy of James, his personality, and the productive relationships he had with students. I suggest that there is a link between his pragmatism, pluralism, and psychology, and the way he interacted with students. His philosophy can be evaluated from its actual effects in the world and by how it changes us as individuals. I suggest that the cash value, or impact in real life, of James’s philosophy in the context of education, plays out in particular forms of relationships of openness, experimentation, curiosity about others, spontaneity, and communication.
Bryan Warnick (Advisor)
Jackie Blount (Committee Member)
Antoinette Errante (Committee Member)
256 p.
Education; Education History; Education Philosophy
William James, Philosophy of Education, History of Education, Teacher-Student relationships, education, teacher education, philosophy, pragmatism, pluralism, Progressive era

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  • Novakowski, J. T. (2019). Analyzing Teacher-Student Relationships in the Life and Thought of William James to Inform Educators Today [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1556709447795221

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Novakowski, Julia. Analyzing Teacher-Student Relationships in the Life and Thought of William James to Inform Educators Today. 2019. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1556709447795221.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Novakowski, Julia. "Analyzing Teacher-Student Relationships in the Life and Thought of William James to Inform Educators Today." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1556709447795221

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