This book is a collective statement about a new approach to education - the pedagogy of relation. After revisiting a number of existing conversations, the authors bring together several theoretical traditions under the umbrella of the pedagogy of relation. This book is an appeal to develop a common frame of reference for educational approaches based on the primacy of relations in education. The authors try to understand human relations rather than educational processes, behaviors, methods, curriculum, etc. The authors also examine the dangers that a pedagogy of relations may present, and the implications such a pedagogy may have for curriculum and educational policy. The promise of the pedagogy of relation is to offer a viable alternative to dominating trends in educational thinking - trends that emphasize control over teacher and student behavior as the main way of achieving excellence. This book is a collective statement about a new approach to education - the pedagogy of relation. After revisiting a number of existing conversations, the authors bring together several theoretical traditions under the umbrella of the pedagogy of relation. This book is an appeal to develop a common frame of reference for educational approaches based on the primacy of relations in education. The authors try to understand human relations rather than educational processes, behaviors, methods, curriculum, etc. The authors also examine the dangers that a pedagogy of relations may present, and the implications such a pedagogy may have for curriculum and educational policy. The promise of the pedagogy of relation is to offer a viable alternative to dominating trends in educational thinking - trends that emphasize control over teacher and student behavior as the main way of achieving excellence. FOREWORD Nel Noddings vii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix THE PEDAGOGY OF RELATION: AN INTRODUCTION Charles Bingham and Alexander M. Sidorkin 1(4) MANIFESTO OF RELATIONAL PEDAGOGY: MEETING TO LEARN, LEARNING TO MEET A joint contribution by all authors 5(4) PART 1. PEDAGOGY OF RELATION: MAPPING THE TERRITORY 9(62) MIND THE GAP! COMMUNICATION AND THE EDUCATIONAL RELATION Gert Biesta 11(12) LET'S TREAT AUTHORITY RELATIONALLY Charles Bingham 23(16) FROM STUDENT RESISTANCE TO EDUCATIVE ENGAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY IN BUILDING POWERFUL STUDENT-TEACHER RELATIONSHIPS Frank Margonis 39(16) RELATIONS ARE RATIONAL: TOWARD AN ECONOMIC ANTHROPOLOGY OF SCHOOLING Alexander M. Sidorkin 55(16) PART 2. DEMOCRACY, CARE, AND STRANGERS: CHALLENGES TO RELATIONS 71(66) DEMOCRACY NEEDS STRANGERS, AND WE ARE THEM Jaylynne N. Hutchinson 73(18) BETWEEN STRANGERS AND SOUL MATES: CARE AND MORAL DIALOGUE Bonnie Lyon McDaniel 91(12) EDUCATION FOR DEMOCRACY DEMANDS GOOD-ENOUGH TEACHERS Cherlyn M. Pijanowski 103(18) RELATIONS ARE DIFFICULT Cris Mayo 121(16) PART 3. KNOWLEDGE, CURRICULUM, AND RELATION 137(44) KNOWING IS RESPONSE-ABLE RELATION Barbara S. Stengel 139(14) READING RELATIONS Rosalie M. Romano 153(12) PERSONAL AND SOCIAL RELATIONS IN EDUCATION Barbara J. Thayer-Bacon 165(16) LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS 181(2) INDEX 183