Postmodern pedagogy is a branch of pedagogy. Under the influence of post-modern philosophy, it tries to rethink and redefine the education problem, which goes beyond the paradigm of traditional pedagogy. Postmodern pedagogy is more like a reflective, critical and diversified research method and educational concept, which includes the following characteristics:
1, Reflection and Criticism: Postmodern pedagogy emphasizes the importance of reflecting on educational practice and problems. It encourages educators and researchers to examine power relations, cultural prejudice, discourse power, identity and other factors in education in order to understand educational phenomena more comprehensively.
2. Cultural diversity: Post-modern pedagogy believes that education is not a single model that is universally applicable, but is influenced by multiple cultures and backgrounds. It emphasizes respecting and understanding students from different cultural backgrounds and educational participants.
3. Discourse analysis: Postmodern pedagogy pays attention to discourse right and discourse analysis, and holds that knowledge and educational practice are constructed through language and social communication. Therefore, it studies educational discourse, teaching materials, teachers' speeches and so on. Reveal the power relationship and ideology between them.
4. Decentralization: Post-modern pedagogy tries to get rid of the centralized thinking of traditional pedagogy and no longer regards education as the transmission of authoritative knowledge. It pays more attention to the role of learners and emphasizes learners' autonomy and participation.
5. Diversified research methods: Post-modern pedagogy adopts a variety of research methods, including field research, social constructivism and narrative research. In order to better understand the educational phenomenon.
Generally speaking, postmodern pedagogy is more like a reflective and critical educational research method, emphasizing the importance of multiculturalism, cultural diversity and power relations. It emphasizes social construction, cultural diversity, reflection and critical thinking to better meet the needs of contemporary society and learning environment. Although postmodern pedagogy has produced extensive discussions and controversies in the field of education, it provides an important theoretical perspective for us to reflect on educational problems and practices.