The Decay of Truth in Education

The Decay of Truth in Education
Author: Kevin S. Krahenbuhl
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2018-04-18
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1527510476

Why has the spread of ‘fake news’ taken grip on society so quickly? Why has there been a significant increase in violence among those who disagree on issues? Why is it that increasingly our society is shutting down speech they disagree with rather than engage in civil debate? This book explores each of these issues and traces their connection to the same root cause: the decay of truth in education. It presents a compelling case that documents how educational institutions and political institutions alike have abandoned truth as a primary virtue. In doing so, our society has waded deeply into an environment loaded with deceit, distraction, and delusion. The targets of this critique range across political, religious, and social groups as this is a societal-level outcome of the educational malaise towards truth. The book underscores topics of practical interest and considers real opportunities for each individual to take to help restore truth as a virtue in education and in society.

Truth Decay

Truth Decay
Author: Kavanagh
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2018-01-16
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1977400132

Political and civil discourse in the United States is characterized by “Truth Decay,” defined as increasing disagreement about facts, a blurring of the line between opinion and fact, an increase in the relative volume of opinion compared with fact, and lowered trust in formerly respected sources of factual information. This report explores the causes and wide-ranging consequences of Truth Decay and proposes strategies for further action.

Truth Decay

Truth Decay
Author: Douglas Groothuis
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2009-09-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 083087755X

A 2001 Christianity Today Award of Merit winner! The concept of truth as absolute, objective and universal has undergone serious deterioration in recent years. No longer is it a goal for all to pursue. Rather postmodernism sees truth as inseparable from culture, psychology, race and gender. Ultimately, truth is what we make it to be. What factors have accelarated this decay of truth? Why are people willing to embrace such a devalued concept? How does this new view compare and contrast with a Christian understanding? While postmodernism contains some truthful insights (despite its attempt to dethrone truth), Douglas Groothuis sees its basic tenets as intellectually flawed and hostile to Christian views. In this spirited presentation of a solid, biblical and logical perspective, Groothuis unveils how truth has come under attack and how it can be defended in the vital areas of theology, apologetics, ethics and the arts.

Preparing Children and Youth for Civic Life in the Era of Truth Decay

Preparing Children and Youth for Civic Life in the Era of Truth Decay
Author: Laura S. Hamilton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2021-01-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781977405661

In this report, part of a series tied to the Truth Decay initiative, national survey results from U.S. teachers demonstrate how they promote students' civic learning and the conditions that support or hinder those efforts.

Education in an Age of Lies and Fake News

Education in an Age of Lies and Fake News
Author: Janis T. Ozolins
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-01-29
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780367611019

Education in an Age of Lies and Fake News: Regaining a Love of Truth makes an argument for the importance of truth. It explores how we can retrieve the concept of truth and how moral education can be deployed in order to re-establish a commitment to truth.

Something Is Terribly Wrong

Something Is Terribly Wrong
Author: Howard I. Chud
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2009-03
Genre: Educational accountability
ISBN: 1598589466

The author identifies problems in teaching today's students and advocates for sweeping reforms to the educational system.

Conceptualizing Truth

Conceptualizing Truth
Author: Kevin S. Krahenbuhl
Publisher: IAP
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2022-08-01
Genre: Education
ISBN:

It has been widely noted that society has moved away from seeing truth as an objective and, in some ways, important part of what it means to be educated. Varied conceptions of truth have existed and have been debated in the halls of academia for years but recently a shift has occurred in which truth has lost its status broadly as a virtue. In fact, in 2016, Oxford Dictionary declared “post-truth” as its international word of the year, defined as: ‘relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief’. Living in a world that is post-truth has direct implications on the education of a society’s youth. This book will examine several broad conceptions of truth and present them as truth profiles considering their implications for education. This survey will consider the role of truth as it relates to teaching and the act of being a teacher, engage with challenging questions about what curriculum will be learned and its implications for our understanding of truth and specific consideration is attended to the impacts that one’s conception of truth has for what they prioritize in the classroom, their instructional practice, and on learning itself. This book will take a focused look at the concept of truth and how varied conceptions of truth impact teaching and learning through theoretical, analytic, and practical examples.

Science Denial

Science Denial
Author: Gale M. Sinatra
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2021
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0190944684

"Science doubt, resistance, and denial are not new. Galileo challenged the prevailing geocentric view of our solar system and was dismissed as a heretic. What is the history of science denial, what's different now, and why does it seem worse? In this opening chapter, What is the Problem and Why Does it Matter? Sinatra and Hofer chart the development of this problem, examine how doubt has also been manufactured, and explain how media attempts at "balance" can become a form of bias. While acknowledging the limits and fallibility of science, they argue that if the US is to be a leader in sustainable economic and social progress, a greater percentage of Americans need to value, understand, and accept scientific methods and findings. When so many US citizens deny science, the health and wellbeing of Americans and our hopes for a sustainable future are put in peril."--

The End of Education

The End of Education
Author: Neil Postman
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2011-06-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0307797201

In this comprehensive response to the education crisis, the author of Teaching as a Subversive Activity returns to the subject that established his reputation as one of our most insightful social critics. Postman presents useful models with which schools can restore a sense of purpose, tolerance, and a respect for learning.