Educational Theory of the Unforeseen: Educating for an Unpredictable Future

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Professor Herner Saeverot (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway) Glenn-Egil Torgersen (University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway)

Educational Theory of the Unforeseen

Educating for an Unpredictable Future

Professor Herner Saeverot (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway), Glenn-Egil Torgersen (University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway)

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Bloomsbury Academic
14 November 2024

Philosophy & theory of education; Educational strategies & policy

Is it possible to teach, learn and train for something that is not yet known? This open access book is the first to present research-based studies of the values and dangers of unforeseen events related to education. The climate emergency, the Covid-19 pandemic, the rise of authoritarianism and extremism have placed new demands on different sectors’ views of knowledge, as well as the content and facilitation of education. The unforeseen interferes with the everyday life of everyone. The authors present pedagogy of the unforeseen as an opportunity, a productive moment, one can utilize for learning in which traditional views of knowledge, methods and strategies must be challenged. They argue that less emphasis should be placed on goals and results in school-based education and for teaching methods that better prepare students for unforeseen events.

The eBook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Western Norway University.

By: Professor Herner Saeverot (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Norway), Glenn-Egil Torgersen (University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9781350356061
ISBN 10: 1350356069
Pages: 136
Publication Date: 14 November 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. Educating for what we cannot foresee as opportunity and destructiveness 2. What signifies the concept of the unforeseen? 3. Do we need new ways of understanding time when it comes to pedagogy related to the unforeseen? 4. Strategic didactic model for the unforeseen 5. Digital awakening in the risk society 6. How to interact under threatening and unpredicted conditions 7. Skills and competencies for teaching and dealing with unforeseen events Conclusion: Identifying, developing and understanding knowledge for PUN References Index

Herner Saeverot is Professor of Education at Western Norway University, Norway. Glenn-Egil Torgersen is Professor of Education at the University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway.

Reviews for Educational Theory of the Unforeseen: Educating for an Unpredictable Future

This is a highly original book, addressing the theory of educating for ‘the unforeseen’. It integrates educational issues relating to large-scale instances of the unforeseen (pandemics, other natural disasters, terrorist attacks etc.) with the small-scale events encountered in the classroom. The book will be of great value to classroom teachers, curriculum planners and those responsible for organisational learning. -- Ron Thompson, Principal Research Fellow in Education, University of Huddersfield, UK