Abstract
The present study aimed to explore the reality of educational thought in Jordan and its role in making social change from the perspective of experts in education. A qualitative approach is adopted. In-depth interviews were conducted with experts in the field education in Jordan (i.e. a former minister of the Ministry of Education, 3 faculty members specialized in education and 2 university presidents). It was found that educational thought in Jordan led to making several positive social changes, such positive changes include as follows: change in the value, moral, behavioral and economic system, a much more positive attitude towards education of woman, a change to what is considered taboo in professions, meanwhile negative changes such as loss of Jordanian identity and unemployment is deeply concerned. Regarding the reality of the (educational thought) in Jordan, the dominant educational thought in Jordan today is a mixture of different trends, affected by the western ideologies and thoughts due to globalization, with the respect of Islamic fundamental principles. Keywords : educational thought, Jordan, social change. DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-30-10 Publication date: October 31 st 2020
Highlights
Educational thought is part of the human thought in general
Role of educational thought in social change in Jordan Theme 1 and 2 answered the first research question; what is the reality of educational thought in Jordan? Theme 3 addressed the second research question; what is the role of educational thought in social change in Jordan from the perspective of experts?
Theme 1: Understanding of the term “educational thought” The participants are accustomed to giving a definition of the concept of the topics covered at the beginning of the discussion about them, and a statement of what educational thought is from their point of view, by addressing its content, owners, standards and roles, and these definitions and concepts presented can show us the participants’ understanding of what educational thought is
Summary
Educational thought is part of the human thought in general. It consists of a set of elements related to the educational process. Those elements are related to the teacher, student, curricula, teaching methods, educational administration, schools etc. Educational thought may be defined as part of the creative human thought that is characterized with being dynamic. It keeps developing in on ongoing manner. It is based on the society’s history, philosophy, culture, characteristics and needs (Shareef, 1940, p.239). It is possible to say that educational thought is the spirit of education, and it plays a fundamental role in defining the features of society as it is a blueprint for answering the question about the nature of the individuals we seek to educate and in what form we want our societies to be
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