This document discusses the educational philosophy of pragmatism. It defines pragmatism as a practical and utilitarian philosophy that believes ideas are constructed from experience rather than knowledge leading to practice. The key principles of pragmatism in education are that education should be practical, curriculum should be activity-centered, and learning occurs through doing and experience. Pragmatism advocates for methods like learning by doing, project-based learning, and discussion-based instruction. It also emphasizes aims like personal and social adjustment and reconstruction of experience through providing social settings.

1. pragmatism
Philosophy of
Education
Presented by:
Phebe Esther .J
M.Sc. Nursing

4. “Education is an all round
drawing out of the best in
child and man – body, mind
and spirit”

5. “Philosophy is an attempt to think truly
about human experience or to make
out whole experience Intelligible”
- Bright man

6. “The Philosophy of one century is the
common sense of the next”
- Henry ward Beecher

7. Significance of Philosophy
of Education

8. • Philosophy and Aims of Education
• Curriculum and Philosophy
• Philosophy and Method of Teaching
• Philosophy and Text-Books
• Philosophy and Discipline
• Philosophy and the Teacher
• Philosophy and Evaluation

10. pragmatism

11. “Good judgement comes from experience
and often experience comes from bad
judgement”
- Rita Mac Brown

12. Pragmatism…..
• Believes in practical and utilitarian philosophy
• Pragmatism derived from Greek word “Practice”
or “Action”
• Derived from the word Pragma which means
activity, work done or to make or to accomplish
• Pragmatism – lives in the world of facts not on
ideas

13. Pragmatism…..
• Also called Instrumentalism or Functionalism
• Because it impacts on ‘Learning by Doing’
• Also called Experimentalism - ‘Learning by
experience’

14. Definition of Pragmatism

15. History and Origin

16. Pragmatism vs idealism
• Idealism – knowledge or idea leads to practice
• Pragmatism – ideas are constricted from
experience
• First comes practice – basis for principles and
ideas to derived

17. • Realism believes in truth – Theory of Truth
• According to realism – if an object – considered –
hard – it should be hard to all
• But pragmatism says – if hard to one – should
experimentally want to prove
Pragmatism vs realism

18. Forms of pragmatism

19. Features of pragmatism
In Pragmatism….
• Values are created through experimentation
• Educational practice – experimental
• Child learns by doing
• Curriculum – actively centered
• Moral Values cannot be imposed by the older upon
younger generation
• Project method is the main method of teaching

20. Principles of pragmatism

21. Metaphysics and pragmatism
In view of pragmatism…
• Man can know nothing beyond his experience
• So questions related to nature of man or
universe – simply cannot answer

22. • Pragmatism accepts – empirical and rational knowledge
• But integrated 2 forms into single method of thinking
• All that can be known is dependent upon experience
• It follows that knowledge and truth must be changing
epistemology and pragmatism

23. • In pragmatism, values are derived from the human
condition
• Since man is a part of his society, the consequences of his
actions are either good or bad, according to result
axiology and pragmatism

24. Pragmatism in education

25. Pragmatism insists…
• Education – practical and utilitarian
• Education – according to needs
• Education – solve own problems
• Activities should lie at center of all educative process

26. Pragmatism and education process
Pragmatism revolutionized the educational system. Pragmatic
trend in education is known as progressivism.
Various aspects of educational implications of pragmatism
are:
• Philosophy and Aims of Education
• Curriculum and Philosophy
• Philosophy and Method of Teaching
• Philosophy and Discipline
• Philosophy and the Teacher
• Philosophy and Evaluation

27. Pragmatism and aims of education
• Pragmatists don't believe in pre-conceived aims of
education
• Education becomes the laboratory of life
• Consider while forming aims
– Creation of new values (for experience & values)
– Activity and exercise (to create new values)
– Personal and Social adjustment (cope up)
– Reconstruction of experience (providing social
setting )
–All around personality development

28. Pragmatism and curriculum

29. Curriculum….
• Experience – to educate
• Life – centered curriculum
• Only one subject – the art of modern living
• Curriculum – formulated based on :
• Activity curriculum
• Principle of utility
• Principle of interest
• Principle of integration

30. Pragmatism and method of teaching

31. Methods of teaching….
• Gives importance to child than books or teachers
• Avoids outdated and rigid method of learning
• Methods include:
• Learning by Doing
• Provision of real life situation
• Project method (real and purposeful tasks)
• Discussion, questioning and inquiry

32. Pragmatism and Discipline

33. Discipline….
• Gives lot of freedom to children
• Teacher – guide – self Discipline
• Acts – carried in a happy and free environment
• Self Discipline – not exposed by authority
• Social Discipline – participation in school society

34. Pragmatism and Teacher

35. Teacher….
• Creates a real life situation – child interested to solve
• Keep student as – discoverer and experimenter
• Not impose anything – child will decide own aim, goal
• Not a dictator – only “leader of group activities”
• As a friend, philosopher and guide
• Can maintain a close relationship

36. Pragmatism and the school

37. School….
• Miniature society – real experience
• School – need not to be as classroom – benches – teaching
– listening
• A work shop or laboratory can be a school
• Any social environment – inspires children - school

38. Pragmatism and Text Book
Importance is given to children and not to
Books

39. Pragmatism and Evaluation

40. Evaluation…
• Individually – based on type of work
• Tools should include objective tests, project reports,
anecdotal records, attitudes and rating scales and
aptitude and personality test

41. Pragmatism and nursing education

42. In nursing education…..
• Nursing educator – creates a real life situation
• Experimentation of discover by doing – improve
skills
• Nursing students – use self effort, skills
development, creativity, observes and analyses in
that situation
• Improve clinical skills, intellectual and moral skills

43. Journal….
Foundation of Sociology of Health and Illness, in 2015
Aug, conducted a study, “Meeting Pragmatism
Halfway: Making a Pragmatic Clinical Trial Protocol”,
it says PCT are used commonly to measure the
effectiveness of health care interventions in real
world clinical setting

44. Journal….
Journal of American Board of Family Medicine in 2014 Dec,
Conducted a study, “Using the Pragmatic – Explanatory
Continum Indicator Summary (PRECIS) model in clinical
research : Application to refine a practice based research
network (PBRN) study”. PRECIS model was Introduced in
2009. this study is to introduce clinical researcher to this
model to demonstrate its application to practice based study

45. Merits and demerits of pragmatism

46. Limitations of Pragmatism:
• Problems selected by student – unreal
• Pragmatism Does not Provide regular and Systematic
instruction
• Leaves many curricular gaps – learning process
• Puts heavy demand on teacher
• Artificiality in situation
• Teacher – like information officer – no faith in truth
• Less practiced in India

47. XsEED System of Education

48. • XSEED for NURSERY TO GRADE- V
• XSEED is a complete education solution designed to
transform classroom teaching. XSEED brings the
experiential learning concept to life through its practical
approach towards syllabus, teacher training and
assessment. The XSEED intervention takes place in and
beyond the classroom. XSEED strengthens the connection
between Students and teachers, an important aspect of
school education

49. To Conclude….
Though is was an old and traditional philosophy, it
had a futuristic thought to change the traditional
education methods. Thus The Educational
Philosophy – Pragmatism is still applicable in todays
modern world