Moral Purpose/Aims of Educ

Question 1

Dewey (1916)

Answer 1

Pragmatist, children learn by doing and experiencing and doing so in a social context, it is about the ‘social spirit’ and connecting the curriculum with the real world

Question 2

Hodgkinson (1991)

Answer 2

interwoven purpose of education: aesthetic (enjoyment, liberal arts), economic (vocational, money), ideological (cultural transmission)

Question 3

Bottery (1990)

Answer 3

4 possible aims of education: Child centered, cultural transmission, GNP code, social reconstruction. Need all of them in the right balance, but GNP has gained too much headway and needs addressing.

Question 4

Peters (1966)

Answer 4

liberal arts education, valuing subjects inherently. linked to Freire (1970), freedom of thought.
Contrasted with vocational education

Question 5

Fullan (2003)

Answer 5

moral imperative of school leadership: depth of culture change is determined by the principal’s commitment to learning and creating a culture of continual learning which raises the bar for all
Moral leaders have the responsibility to build cultures based on trusting relationships and a culture of disciplined inquiry and action.

Question 6

Greenfield (2004)

Answer 6

Moral leadership is about the authentic, equal needs of pupils and staff, and coming to decisions once all the information has been collected and analysed.

Question 7

Wright (2001)

Answer 7

Bastard leadership: the government sets the vision and standards, and principals put them into effect. Where is the room for moral purpose?

Question 8

Gold et al. (2003)

Answer 8

school leadership must be value driven: linked to transformational leadership and instructional leadership: valuing people and valuing learning