Phenomenological Pedagogy: Training Educators in Applied Phenomenology

Through an interdisciplinary means, this book provides new theories and applications of phenomenological pedagogy at all levels of education and with a unique focus on autism and special educational needs. This volume covers the application of phenomenology not only to psychology and psychiatry but precisely to pedagogy and the training of educators. It fills a gap in offering a unique resource which combines both theory and practice. Through an interdisciplinary means, this book provides new theories and applications of phenomenological pedagogy at all levels of education and with a unique focus on autism and special educational needs. It proposes a shift in the paradigm and treatment: from a neuro-cognitivist approach at the present core of most pedagogical theories to a phenomenological and enactivist perspective on subjectivity. It appeals to students, researchers, and practitioners working in phenomenology, psychology and education.