Pansophism and pedagogy in the work of John Amos Comenius from the angle of pedagogy in Serbia

• Authors: Jelena Maksimović , Jelena Osmanović , Nikola Simonović
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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The roots of today's education system stem from one of the most significant peda-gogists and thinkers, John Amos Comenius (1592-1670). His entire comprehensive and sys-tematic work represents a turning point, not only in the field of the development of pedagogy, as a science and its disciplines, but also in the field of the development of human thought in general. After a brief review of life and work of John Amos Comenius, the paper presents the basic concepts of pedagogical theory through the chapters they cover – his reforming and educational mission, contribution to the establishment and development of didactics and methodology of pedagogy, contribution to school, preschool and family pedagogy. Of particu-lar importance is the chapter that deals with pansophism as an ideological concept of univer-sal wisdom and pedagogy, because the central theme of the paper is focused on the relations-hip between pansophism and his overall pedagogical work. The aim of this paper is to theore-tically research the connection between these problems, as well as to understand their broa-der implications and current scientific achievements. The paper uses the method of theoreti-cal and historical analysis with the technique of content analysis of available and relevant historical and pedagogical sources and documents. The concluding remarks point to the im-portance of Comenius as a reformer important for the overall development of pedagogy as a science. His pansophism is permanently imprinted as a seal with a reflexive echo and reper-cussions on all later occurrences in the field of teaching and pedagogical educational activities. The ideas of John Amos Comenius that are practically tested and attested, carry a special strength and vitality even after three centuries, which makes him one of the true pedagogical classics.

Keywords

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John Amos Comenius; pansophism; didactics; principle of obviousness; pedagogy

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Przyrodniczo-Humanistyczny w Siedlcach
• Journal: Siedleckie Zeszyty Komeniologiczne seria Pedagogika
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 7
• Pages: 153-173

Dates

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2021-02-15

Contributors

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Jelena Maksimović

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Jelena Osmanović

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Nikola Simonović