International Research Journal of Education and Technology

Nel Noddings, an American philosopher, presented one of the first comprehensive conceptions of care and argued that caring is the foundation of morality. She held that interpersonal connections form the bedrock of mankind and that one’s relationships with others define who they are as a person. In this assertion that compassion is a quality shared by all individuals, Noddings argued that a caring connection, or a relationship in which people engage in a caring manner, is ethically important to humanity. In this paper we have tried to talk about Nel Noddings’ Theory of Care and its essential ethical components.

Keywords: Nel Noddings, Care, Theory of Care, Education, Ethical Components