Pedagogical Tact

Norm Friesen (PhD) has edited and translated Klaus Mollenhauer’s Forgotten Connections and a selection of key pedagogical texts titled Tact and the Pedagogical Relation. Friesen has worked as a visiting researcher at the Humboldt University and the University of Vienna.Thomas Senkbeil’s (PhD) diverse experience bridges the fields of pedagogy, therapeutic practice, and academic research, with a focus on the relational dimensions of education. He is co-editor of　The Human Being as Facticity: Educational Anthropological Approaches　and of　"Pedagogical Tact: Connections Old & New", a special issue of Ethics & Education.

• Introduction Pedagogical Tact: An Historical Introduction – Norm Friesen Chapter Synopses – Norm Friesen Theorizing TactReconsidering Tact – Eirick Prairat A Matter of "Character, Mind, and Heart"? – Sales Severin Rödel Tact as Pedagogical Daimon? Arendt on Tact, Exemplarity, & Judgment – Morten Korsgaard Tact in ContextPedagogical Tact and the Limits of Community – Hans-Rüdiger Mueller Pedagogical Tact and Education in the Family – Dominik Krinninger & Kaja Kesselhut Embodiment and TactAntimonies and Aporias: The Reciprocal Ambivalence of Tact & the Body – Norm Friesen Tactful Views on Forms of Educational Precaution and Measure – Jörg Zirfas & Daniel Burghardt Creating Contact, Making Things Sound: Tact and Resonance – Jens Beljan Postscript: Tact and Pedagogical Professionalism Pedagogical Tact and Teacher Professionalization: A Conceptualization – Thomas Senkbeil & Norm Friesen

This insightful collection explores the art of pedagogical tact, the skilful and sensitive way educators respond to students in different situations. It provides a clear introduction to the balance needed between teaching theory and real-world practice, showing how educators adapt their approach in various contexts. Featuring contributions from leading scholars in the USA, Sweden, France, Germany and Switzerland, this is the first English-language volume focusing solely on pedagogical tact since Max van Manen’s The Tact of Teaching (1991) and Pedagogical Tact (2015). A valuable resource for educators and researchers alike. Highly recommended.Evi Agostini, Associate Professor at the Department of Teacher Education and the Department of Education at the University of Vienna