Teaching and Learning
Abstract
Michael Oakeshott conceives of education as the process of initiating each new generation into the cultural heritage of their community. However, this initiation is not a mere process of indoctrination, where a child is moulded into a pattern which is useful for society. The process gives the child a considerable degree of freedom to develop his own talents but nevertheless this freedom will lie within what Oakeshott calls ‘circumstances of direction and restraint’. 1
Fields of Study & Subjects
Education
Philosophy
and Society
Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies
Educational theories and practices
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 51–64
- Publication date
- 6 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter