Abstract

LORETO MORA-OLATE, María. Education as a discipline and as an object of study: contributions to the debate. Desde el Sur [online]. 2020, vol.12, n.1, pp.201-211. ISSN 2076-2674.  http://dx.doi.org/10.21142/des-1201-2020-0013.

The aim of this essay is to give an account of a debate that still seems to be very much alive, concerning the science of education and if it is more correct to speak of "science" or "educational sciences". Through a bibliographic review, this study attempts to provide an answer to the question: how is education seen? It is concluded that, given the complexity of the educational phenomenon, to speak of "educational sciences" would not constitute subsidiarity, but rather a rational and necessary interdependence with other disciplines, enabling the study of education in its true social, historical, biological and psychological dimensions.

Keywords : Education; educational sciences; discipline.

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