Nel Noddings

Nel Noddings ( born January 19, 1929) is an American educationalist, feminist and philosopher who is concerned with the ethics of care.

Biography

Nel Noddings studied at Montclair State College in New Jersey and earned a Bachelor's degree there in mathematics and sports. At Rutgers University, she received her master's degree in mathematics and finally at Stanford University with a Ph.D. in educational sciences.

Noddings was active in many areas of American education. After her studies she was 23 years as a teacher of mathematics at primary schools and high schools until she received her Ph. D. and than academic and philosopher came into existence. Her main areas were now on the philosophy and theory of education sciences, and ethics of care. In 1977, she was accepted at Stanford University and got 1981, 1982 and 1997 awards for outstanding teaching. For four years she was also dean of the University's School of Education.

After she left Stanford, she taught at Columbia University and Colgate University. She was president of the Philosophy of Education Society and the John Dewey Society. Since 1998 she has retired.

Since 1950, she is married and brought 10 children into the world. She described her early experiences with education and their close family relationships as key experiences to develop their philosophical position.

Work

Nel Noddings is factory locates interdisciplinary education between science and philosophy. In this area, it has now created an extensive body of publications. Especially since 2000, she has published many books. She is profiled representative of the ethics of care and has also published relevant educational concepts. Another focus is the moral education. From it was created, the model of different levels of care, which became known as Caring Curriculum. These include the dimensions of self, friends and peers, distant others, plants, animals, human made ​​world and ideas.

Selected Works

  • Awakening the Inner Eye: Intuition in Education ( jointly with Paul J. Shore). New York: Teachers College Columbia University, 1984
  • Caring: A Feminine Approach to Ethics and Moral Education. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984
  • Constructivist Views on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics ( shared with Robert B. Davis and Carolyn Alexander Maher ). Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Monograph no 4, Reston, Va.: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1990
  • Stories Lives Tell: Narrative and Dialogue in Education ( jointly with Carol Witherell ). New York: Teachers College Press, 1991
  • The Challenge to Care in Schools: An Alternative Approach to Education. Advances in Contemporary Educational Thought series, vol. 8 New York: Teachers College Press, 1992
  • Educating for Intelligent Belief or Unbelief. The John Dewey Lecture. New York: Teachers College Press, 1993
  • Philosophy of Education. Dimensions of Philosophy series. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1995
  • Uncertain Lives: Children of Promise, Teachers of Hope ( jointly with Vern Leroy Bullough ), New York: Teachers College Press, 2001
  • Educating Moral People. New York: Teachers College Press, 2002
  • Happiness and Education. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003
  • Educating Citizens for Global Awareness, New York: Teachers College Press, 2005
  • Critical Lessons: What Our Schools Should Teach. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006
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