Reconceptualizing Social Studies Education Through the Lens of Aristotelian Phronesis

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Abstract

This paper considers the nature of Social Studies education and whether it is compatible with contemporary notions of educational policy,research, and practice. Social Studies presents a unique case within educational discourse because its purposes fundamentally differ from other content areas. It is these specific characteristics and purposes which make it incompatible with dominant educational understandings. I will argue that Social Studies requires a different philosophical orientation, one grounded in Aristotle's notion of phronesis, in order to achieve its purposes.

Author

• Austin James Pickup, Aurora University