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ERIC Number: EJ753025
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Sep
Pages: 16
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 16
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0305-4985
Against Autonomy as an Educational Aim
Hand, Michael
Oxford Review of Education, v32 n4 p535-550 Sep 2006
It is widely held that personal autonomy is a quality of character at which educators ought to aim. In this paper I argue that those who hold this view are misguided. I identify two ordinary senses of autonomy, and a range of technical senses currently popular with philosophers, and show that none of them constitutes a defensible educational aim. (Contains 1 note.)
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Educational Philosophy, Educational Objectives, Self Determination, Freedom, Personality Traits
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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