The 'whole child' in education

Winifred Wing Han Lamb

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    Abstract

    The notion that we should educate the whole child is a familiar one. This paper begins with a cautionary liberal view of the notion and considers the extent to which this caution is justified in education. It does so by extending the possible meaning of 'wholeness' as this applies to the child to include not only the senses of integration and coherence but also continuity and adequacy as well. With reference to four positions on how children should be treated and educated, these additional senses are advanced in order to show that 'educating the whole child' can indeed be justified.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)203-217
    Number of pages15
    JournalJournal of Philosophy of Education
    Volume35
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - May 2001

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