The paradigms of philosophical education: B.Bitinas and L.Jovaiša

The upbringing of personality is a quite complicated and subtle process which assists person to understand his own self, to find the meaning in living and place in society. Philosophy considers the fundamental problems of ontology and ethics gives to the theory of education the solid basis of principles and opens the wide horizons of inquiry. Pedagogy and Philosophy have direct logical, historical, sociological, cultural, and religious relations. B. Bitinas combines philosophy with pedagogic diagnostics and inquires the sociological parameters of education, especially axiological attitudes. The measurement of value internalization is important part of pedagogical diagnostics. It enables the better understanding of pedagogical process and evaluation of its results. L. Jovaiša underlines the idea that all pedagogy springs from philosophy. Together they assist man in striving for fullness of life and joy of creativity. According to L. Jovaiša, the philosophy of education mostly deals with the problems of meaning, purposes and value of human lifeVytauto Didžiojo universitetasŠvietimo akademij