The Paths of Heidegger's Life and Thought by Otto Poggeler - 9781573925037

The Paths of Heidegger's Life and ThoughtAuthor(s): Otto Poggeler\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Prometheus Books, United States\nImprint: Humanity Books\nISBN-13: 9781573925037, 978-1573925037\nSynopsis\nIn the field of educational administration there have been several years of active debate over how America's school systems are run. Contemporary educational administrators have been forced to reflect not only on educational policy and practice, but on the very nature of their position. How does administration contribute to the type of society we have? In what ways does it impede or enhance our cultural ideals and values? \""Paradigms and Promises\"" offers an unorthodox solution by presenting administration as an arena for critical reflection and humanistic action, rather than a more technically-oriented style of management. Foster's critical analysis is premised on an understanding of the relationship of theory to practice, and as he provides alternative theories, he sheds new light .