Autonomy-Facilitation or Autonomy-Promotion? The Case of Sex Education

Autor/in	Corngold, Josh
Titel	Autonomy-Facilitation or Autonomy-Promotion? The Case of Sex Education
Quelle	In: Theory and Research in Education, 10 (2012) 1, S.57-70 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1477-8785
DOI	10.1177/1477878512437456
Schlagwörter	Sex Education; School Choice; Social Development; Criticism; Personal Autonomy; Critical Thinking; Cognitive Development; Emotional Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Soziale Entwicklung; Kritik; Individuelle Autonomie; Kritisches Denken; Kognitive Entwicklung; Gefühlsbildung
Abstract	This article offers a critique of Harry Brighouse's "autonomy-facilitating education", which aims to enable students to reflect critically on their lives and society without disposing them to do so. Because it is "character-neutral", this kind of education purportedly avoids some of the controversy surrounding autonomy-promotion. At the same time, it allegedly equips students to withstand common pressures and influences which jeopardize their prospective autonomy. Yet, as I argue here, autonomy-facilitating education cannot live up to the promises Brighouse makes for it. As the case of sex education exemplifies, students need more than a toolbox of rational skills to overcome persistent threats to their autonomy. They need access to an autonomy-"promoting" education that attends to their cognitive and psychosocial development. (Contains 8 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10