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dc.contributor.author | Gamage, Siri | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-19T06:31:43Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-06-19T06:31:43Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Gamage, S. (2016). A Buddhist approach to knowledge construction and education in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) in the context of colonisation and southern theory. Postcolonial Directions in Education, 5(1), 83-109. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.issn | 2304-5388 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/19930 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This paper examines knowledge construction and education informed by Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) and their subordination to Western knowledge construction and education during the British colonial period. Taking the writings of a bilingual Buddhist scholar-philosopher on Buddhist concepts, approach and theory as the basis, the author considers how they can be used for transforming contemporary education characterised by self assertion and self actualisation. The author is critical of the rationalist-empirical approach to education advocated and adopted by modern social sciences. As an alternative, the paper presents details of virtuous form of education based on Buddhist values, ethics and contemplation capable of addressing issues facing individuals and societies. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Postcolonial Directions in Education | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Education -- Sri Lanka | en_GB |
dc.subject | Buddhist education -- Philosophy | en_GB |
dc.subject | Mindfulness (Psychology) | en_GB |
dc.subject | Buddhism and education -- Sri Lanka | en_GB |
dc.subject | Buddhism -- Economic aspects -- Sri Lanka | en_GB |
dc.title | A Buddhist approach to knowledge construction and education in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) in the context of colonisation and southern theory | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
Appears in Collections: | PDE, Volume 5, No. 1 PDE, Volume 5, No. 1 |
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