Toward a Pedagogy of Connectedness: Insights Into Theory and Praxes

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Abstract

In face of an increasingly individualistic and commoditized world, one of the challenges posed to public education is how to prepare young people to resist social fragmentation, re-establish social bonds, and reoccupy the public sphere. This paper contributes to this debate by initiating a theoretical exploration of the meanings of connectedness. Furthermore, I draw from different bodies of literature to suggest three pedagogical praxes that may help educators embrace connectedness as a concrete possibility and central curricular theme in today’s world.

Author

• Priscila Camargo Ramalho, Teachers College, Columbia University