Making Sense of the World: Living, Learning and Teaching With Radical Philosophy of Education (Education, Culture, and Society, 6)

Making Sense of the World: Living, Learning and Teaching with Radical Philosophy of Education proposes that human knowledge arises from an integrated physical and metaphysical experience involving the continuing social acts of personal and community cultures and languages. It seeks to provide a means of thinking about and acting with the philosophical nature of human existence, so that the daily activities and achievements of all are respected and taken into account. Given the dominance of neoliberal politics and economics in many countries, it is unusual to find the work of educators and practitioners being framed generally by an explicit philosophy of knowledge.

Neil Hooley is Honorary Fellow in the College of Arts and Education, Victoria University, Melbourne, and is an experienced academic and researcher. Within a pragmatist and inquiry paradigm, he has expertise with qualitative methodologies including narrative inquiry, case writing and case study and participatory action research.

Oksana Razoumova is Lecturer in the College of Arts, Business, Law, Education and Information Technology, Victoria University, Melbourne. As a linguist, she has had extensive teaching and research experience regarding the nature of language teaching and learning and its application in educational, employment and community settings.