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Amartya Sen's Capability Approach to Education: A Critical Exploration
Author(s) -
Saito Madoka
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of philosophy of education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.501
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1467-9752
pISSN - 0309-8249
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9752.3701002
Subject(s) - judgement , relation (database) , capability approach , human development (humanity) , epistemology , psychology , philosophy of education , sociology , environmental ethics , higher education , political science , philosophy , computer science , law , database
This article examines the underexplored relationship between Amartya Sen's ‘capability approach’ to human well‐being and education. Two roles which education might play in relation to the development of capacities are given particular attention: (i) the enhancement of capacities and opportunities and (ii) the development of judgement in relation to the appropriate exercise of capacities.