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Peer reviewedAmbrose, Don – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2000
This article explores the moral-ethical implications of the mechanistic world view and related issues such as technological determinism, social Darwinism, and androcentrism. It finds that educational approaches reinforced by the mechanistic world view include positivistic approaches to curriculum, instruction, and research. Recommendations for…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethics
