Rereading Raymond Buyse Today: Critical Reflections and Future Perspectives

Journal title EDUCATION SCIENCES AND SOCIETY
Author/s katia Montalbetti
Publishing Year 2025 Issue 2025/1
Language Italian Pages 10 P. 41-50 File size 0 KB
DOI 10.3280/ess1-2025oa19818
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This paper deals with Raymond Buyse’s thought, often seen as the founding figure of Europe’s experimental pedagogy. His intellectual legacy is explored through the analysis of his most influential work, L’expérimentation en pédagogie (1935), and his scientific and teaching activities both inside and outside academia. The key argument is that Buyse did not shy away from his era’s challenges, successfully integrating the debate on methods within the broader discussion of educational goals. Ninety years after its main publication, some of his ideas may seem outdated. However, a renewed examination of his work still provides valuable insights for today’s discussions on experimental pedagogy, its scope, and its connection to the whole pedagogy.  

Keywords: ; Experimental pedagogy; Experimentation; Empirical research; Methodology; R. Buyse

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katia Montalbetti, Rileggere Raymond Buyse oggi. Riflessioni critiche e prospettive in "EDUCATION SCIENCES AND SOCIETY" 1/2025, pp 41-50, DOI: 10.3280/ess1-2025oa19818