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This paper reviews Constructivism and the sources of its influence overIsraeli educational discourse. Then, it describes examples ofConstructivists projects in the teaching of sciences and technology inIsrael (Sela, Media Plus), as well as a project that is based on theConstructivist approach to teaching (Together), and several Constructivistexperimental schools, followed by a summary of the obstacles to theimplementation of such projects. Next, it stresses two basic flaws in theConstructivist view and introduces a post-constructivist educationalparadigm, the Autonomy Oriented Education (AOE), which uses `reflectionon experiments in living' as its major tool and aims to enable thedevelopment of autonomous, belonging and moral individuals.
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Aviram, A. Beyond Constructivism: Autonomy-Oriented Educaton. Studies in Philosophy and Education 19, 465–489 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005267111741
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