The study of epistemological relativism and its role in education

Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planning

mohsen tatari ¹ , hakimeh alsadat sharifzzadhe ²

1 - 1دانش آموخته کارشناسی ارشد فلسفه تعلیم و تربیت، دانشگاه مازندران، بابلسر، ایران
2 - 2استادیار گروه علوم تربیتی دانشکده علوم انسانی و اجتماعی، دانشگاه مازندران، بابلسر، ایران

Received: 2017-10-17 Accepted : 2017-10-17 Published : 2015-05-22

Keywords: education, teaching method, epistemological relativism, purpose, learning content,

Abstract :

Recently, epistemological relativism has been mentioned in philosophical thinking as an effective thinking movement. It has also been entered in other fields like education, too. The purpose of this research was to study about the role of epistemological relativism in education. The research questions included: 1- what dose epistemological relativism mean? 2- How dose epistemological relativism affect on the education fundamentals (the purpose of education, learning content and teaching methods)? Based on the epistemological relativism, it was concluded that there was no concrete and understandable standard for rationality and no criterion could distinguish honesty from dishonesty. In the education process, the epistemological relativism is discussed as a constructive view. Therefore, based on the purpose of education more emphasis should be on fostering critical thinking and deep thinking. Also, content of the textbooks should have the capability of being changed or reviewed. The epistemological relativism emphasizes on an indirect or student- centered education. Once applying the found results, it is expected that so many problems in the field of education to be tackled and acceptable educational outcomes to be gained.

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