Reconstructionism

What is Reconstructionism?

• A philosophy that emphasizes the addressing of social questions and a quest to create a better society and worldwide democracy.

Reforming Society

• Improving and reforming society. Social reconstructionists emphasize that education can change the world for the better. School is seen as the logical place to inform citizens at a young age and avoid societal problems.

Social Purpose

• Social purpose. Social reconstructionists see experiential learning as having a broad scope. School projects, for example, aren’t devised to satisfy individual needs—they’re designed to instill habits and values that are useful to the greater community. Students are encouraged to think about local, national, and international issues. Democracy in the classroom. Social reconstructionism in education encourages teachers to guide a meaningful dialogue among students, but not to tell children how to think or what to believe. Teachers are facilitators of discussion; their role is to get students invested in society’s issues while encouraging analysis and suggesting new perspectives.

Creating Deomcracy

• Democracy in the classroom. Social reconstructionism in education encourages teachers to guide a meaningful dialogue among students, but not to tell children how to think or what to believe. Teachers are facilitators of discussion; their role is to get students invested in society’s issues while encouraging analysis and suggesting new perspectives.

History

• Inspired by John Dewey's Progressivism
• Thedore Brameld devloped social Reconstrutionism in the 1930's

Ideas and aims of Reconstructionism

• Realities of World War II

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Video about Reconstructivisim

• https://youtu.be/OZeMirbmuKo