Educational Ethics: Facilitation, Dialogue, and Productive Tension in Practice

Harvard HGSE

Ethical principles are not forged in solitude. They emerge imperfectly and provisionally, under pressure and in conversation with others who do not share our views. This course focuses on that very process. Drawing on normative case studies in philosophy of education that feature complex educational dilemmas in policy, leadership, and the classroom, and on research on dialogue across difference, this course immerses students in the messy, unresolved work of ethical discussion. We will use…