Relevance of Max Weber’s Verstehen Approach as Teaching Method

Rapid changes and the increasing complexity of modern education system brought forth numerous challenging situations for teachers and scholars of different fields. Amongst, the most challenging task is the innovation and application of unique and different teaching methodologies, which further balances the curriculum and increases the learning capacity of students. Many teaching methods already exist in the field of education such as Lecture Method, Discussion Method, Socratic Questioning Method etc. These methods are used both collectively and separately. The established efficiency of these methods is evident by their exponential relevance in different fields. However, to transfigure teaching into a riveting experience for students, there is need of more conscious efforts to devise new teaching skills or to draw inspiration from the core theoretical work of renowned scholars of different fields and apply those ideas, directly or with some modifications in the classroom teaching. Therefore, in the present article, an effort has been made to understand the application and relevance of Max Weber’s Verstehen approach as a teaching method in classroom settings.