Tact and the Pedagogical Relation

Norm Friesen, Professor at the College of Education, Boise State University, has worked as a visiting researcher at the Humboldt University (Berlin) and the University of Vienna. He studied German and philosophy at Johns Hopkins University and earned his PhD from the University of Alberta.

“Despite the ongoing globalisation of educational research, there remains a remarkable gap between research from the English-speaking world and scholarship from the European continent, particularly from Germany. One major reason for this gap is that very few texts from German educational scholars are available in English translation. This situation has really limited the opportunities for meaningful communication and exchange. This book is one of the very first texts that intervenes in the current state of affairs by making key publications from German scholars available to an English-speaking readership. This, in itself, is a major step forward. The focus on tact and the pedagogical relationship provides strong thematic coherence, which ensures that this book is not just a historical document but also a meaningful contribution to contemporary discussions.”—Gert Biesta, Professor of Educational Theory and Pedagogy, University of Edinburgh, and Professor of Public Education, Maynooth University, Ireland