Geoff Hinchliffe
Geoff Hinchliffe has taught philosophy in the Centre for Continuing Education since 1996 and has particular interests in the Philosophy of Education.ancient Greek philosophy and aesthetics. He is Academic Director for both politics and philosophy programmes, aimed at adults who wish to pursue these disciplines at HE level on a part-time basis. He also has an interest in, and has published on, lifelong learning. Geoff is organiser of the successful Philosophy of Education Seminar Series in the School of Education at UEA.
Geoff also works at UEA Careers Centre where he uses a counselling model to deliver individual guidance. In addition he is currently evaluating e-portfolios for UEA students.
His current research interests include:
• Capability approach to learning and education
• Education and employability
• Relationship between epistemology and learning
• Education and happiness
He contributes on a regular basis to conferences both on employability and the philosophy of education.
Published Articles:- Education and Pedagogy, Journal of Philosophy of Education, Vol. 35.1, Feb 2001 (an exploration of the contrast between education and pedagogy by way of Aristotle, Oakeshott and Levi-Strauss)
- Situating Skills, Journal of Philosophy of Education, Vol. 36.2, May 2002.(argues that thinking of skills in terms of situated understanding is preferable to an approach based on performativity)
- Work and Human Flourishing, Educational Philosophy and Theory, Vol. 36.5, 2004 (traces a certain philosophical disdain for techne back to Aristotle and argues that techne and phronesis are both features of agency)
- Re-thinking Lifelong Learning, Studies in Philosophy and Education, Vol 25, March 2006(proposes that Heidegger’s concept of ‘being-with’ provides a basis for a more interesting LLL pedagogy)
- Plato and the Love of Learning, Ethics and Education, Vo1 1.2, Oct 2006(an analysis the relation between learning and passion by way of some of Plato’s dialogues)
- Truth and Capability of Learning, Journal of Philosophy of Education, Vo1 41, Number 2, 2007
Other Publications: - Short Article: Thinking Skills, Teaching Thinking, Summer 2002, Issue 8
- Graduate Attributes and Lifelong Learning: a need for realism ? in ‘Lifelong Learning and Graduate Attributes’, ed Paul Hager and Susan Holland (Kluwer), Dec 2006
- Book Review: Adult Education in the 21st Century (ed P.Kell, S. Shore, M. Singh) in ‘Convergence’, Vol XXXVIII , 2005, P 105-107.
- Book Review: Higher Education Pedagogies (Melanie Walker), International Journal of Educational Development
Articles Under Review:Articles in Preparation:- The Capability of Reflective Deliberation
Current Activity:- Studies in Philosophy of Education - Co-guest editor (with Shirley Pendlebury, University of Capetown and Lorella Terzi, University of Roehampton) of special double edition entitled “Capabilities approach to Education”, with a variety of contributions from Europe and overseas – forthcoming early 2008.
- Prospero: guest editor for UK-based journal in education – special edition on capabilities. (my article is called:Beyond key skills: a capability approach to personal development) – forthcoming early 2008.
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