Education is a Moral Concept

Svako je znanje informativno, ali obrazovanje ne postoji jedino zato da bi samo odrazilo društvene vrijednosti. Obrazovanje se prvenstveno odnosi na uvođenje u ono što je vrijedno pod uvjetom da se transmitirani sadržaj uči na moralno prihvatljiv način. To znači da obrazovanje mora uključiti i normativne aspekte koji mu daju svrhu, te osigurati da će upletene strane očuvati svoju moralnu autonomnost. Zato je obrazovanje vrsta komunikacije koja definira ulogu pojedinca u društvu. Referat jasno razlikuje nasilni aspekt obra-zovanja od moralnoga aspekta obrazovanja. Kako bi se razvila racionalnost i izbjegla pristranost, pa prema tome i represivni društveni utjecaj, obrazovanje treba pridonijeti rastu integriteta i formiranju neovisnosti duha. Budući da se obrazovanje od indoktrinacije ne može razlikovati po metodi, mora se razlikovati po ciljevima. Obrazovanje treba podržavati takav pristup koji će se suprotstavljati pokušajima indoktrinatora da kontroliraju sustave stvaranja znanja na način koji služi njihovim interesima, za razliku od interesa javnosti.All knowledge is informative, but education is not there only to take part simply in reflecting social values. Education predominantly refers to the initiation into what is worthwhile with the provision that the transmitted content will be taught in a morally unobjectionable way. That is, education must involve some normative aspects, which can give it a purpose, ensuring that the involved parties will preserve the moral autonomy of the involved agents. Therefore education is a sort of communication that defines the role of individual in a particular society. The paper draws a clear division between coercive aspect of education, and moral aspect of education. In order to develop rationality and avoid partial and hence repressive social influences, education should enhance personal integrity and challenge the student’s independent mind. Since education and indoctrination cannot be distinguished by their methods, they must be distinguished by their aims. Education needs to maintain the approach to combat the indoctrinators’ attempts to control the knowledge production systems in a way, which serves their interests as distinct from the public’s