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pedocentrism

pedocentrism noun: the practice of centering discussions on children, especially in education.

Noun

pedocentrism (uncountable)

  1. The practice of centering discussions on children, especially in education.
    • In other words, a value can become one's own only through choice. Pedocentrism of this type necessarily leads to moral subjectivism and relativism.2018, Jan Hábl, Even When No One is Looking: Fundamental Questions of Ethical Education, Wipf and Stock, →ISBN

Origin of pedocentrism

From pedo- (“child”) + -centrism.

Questions about pedocentrism

What does pedocentrism mean?
Pedocentrism means the practice of centering discussions on children, especially in education.
What part of speech is pedocentrism?
Pedocentrism is a noun.

Words near pedocentrism in the dictionary

  1. pedocal
  2. pedocalic
  3. pedocals
  4. pedocementation
  5. pedocentric
  6. pedocentrism
  7. pedoclimate
  8. pedoclimates
  9. pedoclimatic
  10. pedocon
  11. pedocons

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