An Ontological Approach of “Risk” in Teaching
Vasileios Zagkotas *
University of Ioannina, Greece.
Ioannis Fykaris
University of Ioannina, Greece.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The concept of “risk” is a key feature in many disciplines and areas of human activity. This paper attempts to approach “risk” as a structural entity in teaching, in order to derive ways to address it with the aim of reducing or even eliminating it. Initially, there is a conceptual and etymological approach to the term “risk” in Greek and international lexicography, accompanied by a series of “risk” definitions. Then, "risk" is approached ontologically and epistemologically, attempting to formulate a functional definition of "risk" in teaching.
Keywords: “Risk”, teaching, ontology, epistemology