Moving Images of Eternity: George Grant’s Critique of Time, Teaching, and Technology (Education)

Pinar, William F.

ISBN 10: 0776627872 / ISBN 13: 9780776627878

Published by University of Ottawa Press, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Moving Images of Eternity: George Grant?s Critique of Time, Teaching, and Technology (Education)
• Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0776627872
• ISBN 13: 9780776627878
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A comprehensive and original study that demonstrates the significance and pertinence of the scholarship of George Grant for teaching today. William F. Pinar presents a comprehensive and original study that demonstrates the significance and pertinence of the scholarship of George Grant for teaching today.

While there are studies of Grant’s political philosophy, there has been no sustained study of his teaching. Pinar not only draws upon the collected works; he has also consulted Grant’s PhD thesis at Oxford, as well as the philosopher’s biography, collected letters, and the vast secondary literature. What emerges is a treatise that reveals Grant’s timeliness and his prescience in identifying and critiquing key educational issues nearly half a century ago, from academic vocationalism and educational technology to privatization and the ascendency of research―issues that are eminently relevant today.

Beyond the classroom, Grant’s concerns extended to the impact of economic globalization which, he feared, would erase distinctive national histories and cultures. As such, Grant foresaw the current issues of right-wing populism, notably in the UK and the US, as reactions against these historical tendencies. This volume is destined to become an indispensable reference work for students of Grant in particular and for students of education in general.

Published in English.

About the Author

William F. Pinar is Professor and Canada Research Chair at the University of British Columbia. In 2015 he was awarded the Ted Aoki Award for distinguished service by the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies. He is the former President of the International Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies.