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21. Education, Work and Social Capital

    Towards a New Conception of Vocational Training

    By Christopher Winch

    Series: Routledge International Studies in the Philosophy of Education

    This book provides an integrated treatment of the relationship between political economy and vocational education at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Approaching the subject from a philosophical perspective the author engages with debates about* the work-related aims of education * the...

    Published September 20th 2000 by Routledge
22. The Aims of Education

    Edited by Roger Marples

    Series: Routledge International Studies in the Philosophy of Education

    Here international philosophers of education explore and question diverse strains of the liberal tradition, discussing not only autonomy but other key issues such as:* social justice* national identity* curriculum* critical thinking* social practices.The contributors write from a variety of...

    Published July 28th 1999 by Routledge
23. Virtue Ethics and Moral Education

    Edited by David Carr, Jan Steutel

    Series: Routledge International Studies in the Philosophy of Education

    This collection of original essays on virtue ethics and moral education seeks to fill this gap in the recent literature of moral education, combining broader analyses with detailed coverage of:* the varieties of virtue* weakness and integrity* relativism and rival traditions* means and methods of...

    Published June 9th 1999 by Routledge
24. Education in Morality

    Edited by J. Mark Halstead, Terence H. McLaughlin

    Series: Routledge International Studies in the Philosophy of Education

    Offering a variety of perspectives on some of the most fundamental questions about moral education the volume is written in the belief that philosophy has an important contribution to make in bringing about a clearer understanding of the task of moral education. There is an international team of...

    Published April 28th 1999 by Routledge
25. Durkheim and Modern Education

    Edited by W.S.F. Pickering, Geoffrey Walford

    Series: Routledge International Studies in the Philosophy of Education

    This volume explores Durkheim's place in modern educational thought at three different levels: * Durkheim's ideas on education are analyzed and placed in the context of modern society * current educational issues are explored using a Durkheimian framework * Durkheim's thought is related to that of...

    Published October 21st 1998 by Routledge
26. Education, Knowledge and Truth

    Beyond the Postmodern Impasse

    Edited by David Carr

    Series: Routledge International Studies in the Philosophy of Education

    This collection aims to explore different conceptions of epistemological inquiry and their influence on pedagogy and the curricular content of primary and secondary education. It is arguable that curriculum policy makers have continued to subscribe to a foundationalist paradigm of rational...

    Published October 14th 1998 by Routledge
27. The Philosophy of Human Learning

    By Christopher Winch

    Series: Routledge International Studies in the Philosophy of Education

    The Philosophy of Human Learning addresses current concerns with the nature of human learning from a distinctive philosophical perspective. Using insights derived from the work of Wittgenstein, it mounts a vigorous attack on influential contemporary accounts of learning, both in the 'romantic'...

    Published February 25th 1998 by Routledge
28. Education, Autonomy and Democratic Citizenship

    Philosophy in a Changing World

    Edited by David Bridges

    Series: Routledge International Studies in the Philosophy of Education

    Published November 19th 1997 by Routledge
29. Education and Work in Great Britain, Germany and Italy

    Edited by Annette Jobert, Catherine Marry, Helen Rainbird, Lucie Tanguy

    Series: Routledge International Studies in the Philosophy of Education

    This volume examines the multiple connections between education, broadly defined, and work, through an analysis of the literature on the transition from school to work, on vocational training and on the labour market. It shows that concepts such as skill, unemployment rates, young people and the...

    Published September 10th 1997 by Routledge