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essentialism

essentialism

1 8.7
A way of teaching that focuses on basic subjects and teacher-led lessons
  • noun
  • /ɪˈsɛnʃəlɪzəm/
  • Specialized
: esencialismo
  • Educators who fall under the category of essentialism strongly emphasize basic skills, primarily reading, writing, science, math, history, language, and geography.
  • essentialism philosophy
  • essentialism and progressivism
  • essentialism and perennialism

Examples

  • Essentialism demonstrated the second highest correlation between philosophy of education and technology integration, while reconstructionism was inversely related and yielded the third strongest relationship.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Regardless of one's position on essentialism versus project methods of learning, the teacher needs to provide interesting, meaningful, purposeful, and sequential experiences for each pupil.

    Academic text (1995)
  • From essentialism, we will take the need for a strong foundation in the 3 R's.

    Academic text (1992)
  • And this really dovetails with the core idea within essentialism itself.

  • I think all teachers and administrators should be very familiar with Dr. Bagley's essentialism philosophy of education.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Each question has four possible alternatives referring to one of the following three educational philosophies: Essentialism, Progressivism, and Existentialism.

    Academic text (2013)
  • This scale measures five educational philosophies, including essentialism, perennialism, progressivism, social reconstructionism, and existentialism on a continuum.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Essentialism in education focuses on teaching students the core subjects that are deemed essentialism for their development.

  • Many schools adopt essentialism to ensure that students acquire basic knowledge in subjects like mathematics and language.

  • The philosophy of essentialism advocates for a structured curriculum that prioritizes fundamental skills and knowledge.

Antonyms

10 7.5

A political belief in making government, laws, and society better

How Teacher-Centered

essentialism
  • Specialized
1 8.7
progressive
278 4.8
child-centered
  • US
1 4.7

Surface Forms

essentialism singular
essentialisms plural

Morphology

essentialism = essential (transparent) = essential + ism

A regular noun formation: '-ism' added to the adjective 'essential' yields a doctrine or practice related to what is essential, so the meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Essentialism comes from essential, which comes from essence meaning 'the most important part' or 'what something is'. So in education essentialism means teaching the basic, must-know subjects and skills that build a strong foundation.