HOLISTIC PEDAGOGICAL PHILOSOPHY, Political theories, Curriculum Change, Influence of Art on Sociological Ecology

Abstract

Pedagogy, due to the modern technological progress and the indisputable value of the Sciences that rightfully occupy all sectors of society, has gone through a fairly long period of devaluation and marginalization. The misuse of science products, however, began to lead to a rethinking of priorities and fundamental values.

The global crisis that is being talked about so much, giving it only a cosmetic adjective “financial”, in our opinion is, if not an unfortunate characterization, at least a very limited and divisive one. The crisis for us is moral, pedagogical, social and a term that would cover all the previous “philosophical”. Humanity, which is now at a dead end, as a result of chronic interventions and violations of the balance of Nature, sources and laws, will therefore be called upon not to be disappeared, to heal the “wounds” it has caused. Holistic Pedagogy should be understood as a philosophy of continuous evolution, which cultivates the moral, emotional, physical, psychological and spiritual dimension of a developing person. The Pedagogical Philosophy must create, through the education of the next generations, worthy defenders of life itself. This fundamental new way of life must be reborn and aided by the acceptance or at least the interpretation of the laws of nature, based on the respect of all creatures and the sustainability of the environment. We propose the introduction of the course of Ecology to be established as a basic subject of Curriculum until the end of the 10th year of compulsory education in the Commonwealth Countries or with the completion of nine years, in countries such as Greece that separate Junior/Middle High School from Senior High School (Lyceum).

An additional strong foundation for “building” this research was my dissertation on: “The Art of Myth and the Intercultural Pedagogy” Teaching Greek, as Second or Foreign Language, in 2019 at the University of Sydney, which was awarded with “Masters of Arts and Social Sciences”.