R. Freeman Butts: Educational Foundations and Educational Diplomacy

Autor/in	Allison, John
Titel	R. Freeman Butts: Educational Foundations and Educational Diplomacy
Quelle	In: British Journal of Educational Studies, 62 (2014) 1, S.1-17 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0007-1005
DOI	10.1080/00071005.2014.904037
Schlagwörter	Teacher Education; Teacher Educators; Biographies; Profiles; Educational History; International Education; Foundations of Education; International Relations; Cultural Awareness; Interdisciplinary Approach; Foreign Countries; Afghanistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Teacher education; Education; Biography; Biografie; Biographie; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Internationale Erziehung; Grundlagenausbildung; Internationale Beziehungen; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Ausland
Abstract	R. Freeman Butts was an American historian and philosopher of education who died in March 2010. This paper will investigate Butts' various roles and writings and ask the question: why is Butts important to the contemporary generation of teacher educators and teachers? This paper will argue that the breadth of Butts' work builds connections and is a very positive model for sub-disciplines in education. Firstly, it is critical to examine Butts' contribution, as Butts provokes teachers to inquire about the "context of education," rather than simply the "how to" of teaching and the question of classroom management. Additionally, it is significant to for educators to study Butts' life and works as they embody the essence of service--in his case, as an education diplomat. He started with what former US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton calls "the conversation," and this led eventually to projects such as the Afghan Project to bring development to Afghanistan in the era of the mid to late twentieth century. Finally, one can argue that Freeman Butts' life and works provide educators with an interdisciplinary example as Butts' combined the talents of an historian and an international educator, something that remains sorely needed today. (As Provided).
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