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ERIC Number: EJ952311
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Feb
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1857
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Complex Education: Depth Psychology as a Mode of Ethical Pedagogy
Romanyshyn, Robert
Educational Philosophy and Theory, v44 n1 p96-116 Feb 2012
This essay applies the material developed in "The Wounded Researcher" to education. The core issue in that book is the necessity to make a place for the complex unconscious in research in order to lay a foundation for an ethics that is based in deep subjectivity. The therapy room has characteristically been the place where this kind of work has occurred, and in this regard therapy has been a form of education. The boundaries of the therapy room have, however, exploded and, given the awesome powers of technology to develop and communicate information, how do we make a place for the unconscious in our educational practices? Drawing upon the work of Carl Jung this essay addresses the following questions: How does one make a place for the unconscious in the classroom, without turning teaching into therapy?; How does a teacher make a place for the unconscious dynamics in the complex interactive field among himself/herself, the students, and the material without overwhelming students?; What are the limits and dangers of this effort?; What are the consequences if we continue to ignore these dynamics in the bodies of knowledge we build? Examples from teaching my book to graduate students in psychology are provided. (Contains 3 notes.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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