Introduction
William Frankena (1966) has suggested a model for analyzing philosophies of education based on practical syllogism which goes back to Aristotle. Even though the deductive method in philosophy of education was the subject of attacks, Frankena’s model has been influential as it has been appealed to in religious education studies (e.g., Cohen 2010), applied branches of education (e.g., Martin 2011), as well as philosophical reflection on education (e.g., Covaleski 2007). Frankena’s model helps students to analyze philosophies of education and acquire a proper understanding of values education (Litke 1976), teacher education (Ainsworth and Johnson 2005), and workplace education (Hager 1999).
Frankena’s Model
According to Frankena (1956/1969), there have been three types of philosophizing called speculative, normative, and analytical. In the...
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Bagheri Noaparast, K. (2017). Frankena’s Model for Analyzing Philosophies of Education. In: Peters, M.A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Educational Philosophy and Theory. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-588-4_148
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