Education and its conceptualization as an autonomous technique: and analysis based on the work of Jacques Ellul

  • Jon IGELMO ZALDÍVAR Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España
  • Gonzalo JOVER OLMEDA Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España
  • Patricia QUIROGA UCEDA Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España
Keywords: Technique, education, Jacques Ellul, technologization, New Education

Abstract

In this article we return to the ideas of Jacques Ellul in the context of the technologicalization of education. We take as a reference for the analysis the book entitled The Technoligical Society. The starting idea of this work by Ellul is that societies began in the second half of the 20th century a historical period under the dominance of technique. In an educational perspective, it is possible to observe a drift towards the rationalization, systematization and sequencing of the teaching and learning processes, under the premise that education can be conceptualized as an autonomous technique.

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Published
2021-12-17
How to Cite
IGELMO ZALDÍVAR, J., JOVER OLMEDA, G., & QUIROGA UCEDA, P. (2021). Education and its conceptualization as an autonomous technique: and analysis based on the work of Jacques Ellul. Utopía Y Praxis Latinoamericana, 27(96), e5790260. Retrieved from https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/utopia/article/view/e5790260