02943nam 2200493 450 991081795620332120220527182850.090-04-36811-610.1163/9789004368118(CKB)4100000007123723(MiAaPQ)EBC5570642(OCoLC)1023606777(OCoLC)1023609001(nllekb)BRILL9789004368118(Au-PeEL)EBL5570642(OCoLC)1027733865(PPN)234947969(EXLCZ)99410000000712372320220527d2018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDilemmas and decisions a critical addition to the curriculum /Patrick F. MillerLeiden, The Netherlands ;Boston :Brill Sense,[2018]©20181 online resource (xxii, 116 pages)Critical issues in the future of learning and teaching ;Volume 1490-04-36810-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Prologue -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- What is a Dilemma? -- Do Dilemmas Really Exist? -- Evidence from Secondary School Teachers and Counsellors -- How Awareness of Dilemma Can Enrich Education -- Preparation at School for Public Responsibility -- Conflict, Common Sense and the Thinking Society -- Young Adults, Dilemmas and Decision Making -- Learning to Live with Marginal Decisions.In Dilemmas and Decisions the author argues that dilemmas, medical, political and personal are clearly universal, requiring decisions with a painful choice. Nevertheless, we are witnessing an increasing tendency amongst opinion leaders, from management consultants to religious fundamentalists, to inform us that dilemmas either do not really exist or are merely problems awaiting the “right” solution (which they happen to possess). Such moral certainty is dangerously mistaken, breeding extremism and undermining democratic values. Education can become a kind of preparation for Multiple Choice Question-type exams or TV quizzes, with facts recalled under pressure of time and problems needing fast solutions. Problems, however, are different from dilemmas; they have solutions and disappear as soon as these are found. Dilemmas leave you with an aftertaste and a sense of regret about the rejected alternative.Critical issues in the future of learning and teaching ;Volume 14.EducationMoral and ethical aspectsEducationMoral and ethical aspects.370.114Miller Patrick(Patrick F.),848666MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817956203321Dilemmas and decisions3913249UNINA