Autonomy in R. S. Peters' Educational Theory
Article first published online: 10 NOV 2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9752.2009.00733.x
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Journal of Philosophy of Education
Special Issue: Reading R. S. Peters Today Analysis, Ethics and the Aims of Education Edited by Stefaan E. Cuypers and Christopher Martin
Volume 43, Issue Supplement s1, pages 189–207, October 2009
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CUYPERS, S. E. (2009), Autonomy in R. S. Peters' Educational Theory. Journal of Philosophy of Education, 43: 189–207. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9752.2009.00733.x
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Autonomy is, among other things, an actual psychological condition, a capacity that can be developed, and an educational ideal. This paper contextualises, analyses, criticises and extends the theory of Richard S. Peters on these three aspects of autonomy.

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