Unlocking the World: Education in an Ethic of Hospitality

by Claudia Ruitenberg and Claudia W Ruitenberg

Book Overview

"Unlocking the World "proposes hospitality as a guiding ethic for education. Based on the work of Jacques Derrida, it suggests that giving place to children and newcomers is at the heart of education. The primary responsibility of the host is not to assimilate newcomers into tradition but rather to create or leave a place where they may arrive. Hospitality as a guiding ethic for education is discussed in its many facets, including the decentered conception...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1612057810
• ISBN13: 9781612057811
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"