Utopia: An Imaginative, Critical And Playful Dialogue On The Meaning And Practice Of Contemporary Education

Keywords

Education; Imagination; Philosophy; Utopia

Abstract

In this article the authors re-examine Sir Thomas More’s classic book Utopia as a potential source of ideas and concepts for examining, understanding and imagining contemporary education. Too often the concept utopia is used to criticize an idea, perspective or image as offering a simplistic solution to a complex problem, or, at its worst, as a model that all must be forced to accept. In our rereading of Utopia we suggest that the book and the concept can be best understood as an imaginative, critical and playful dialogue. When applied to the field of education utopia offers the potential for reimagining how we engage with and conceptualize educational theory and practice.

Publication Date

6-12-2015

Publication Title

E-Learning and Digital Media

Volume

12

Issue

3-4

Number of Pages

327-342

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/2042753015571039

Socpus ID

84945893179 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84945893179

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