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Autonomy in R. S. Peters' Educational Theory
Author(s) -
CUYPERS STEFAAN E.
Publication year - 2009
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/j.1467-9752.2009.00733.x
Subject(s) - autonomy , ideal (ethics) , personal autonomy , philosophy of education , psychology , education theory , social psychology , epistemology , sociology , philosophy , higher education , political science , law
Autonomy is, among other things, an actual psychological condition, a capacity that can be developed, and an educational ideal. This paper contextualises, analyses, criticises and extends the theory of Richard S. Peters on these three aspects of autonomy.