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  1. Introducing Malaguzzi

    Exploring the life and work of Reggio Emilia’s founding father

    By Sandra Smidt

    Loris Malaguzzi is recognised as the founder of the extraordinary programmes of preschool education that developed after the war in Reggio Emilia, Italy. Deeply embedded in the cultures and communities they serve, these unique preschools have justifiably become famous throughout the world. In this...

    Published October 30th 2012 by Routledge

  2. Can Education Change Society?

    By Michael W. Apple

    Despite the vast differences between the Right and the Left over the role of education in the production of inequality one common element both sides share is a sense that education can and should do something about society, to either restore what is being lost or radically alter what is there now....

    Published October 22nd 2012 by Routledge

  3. Cultural Diversity, Liberal Pluralism and Schools

    Isaiah Berlin and Education

    By Neil Burtonwood

    Series: Routledge International Studies in the Philosophy of Education

    With debates on the relationship between cultural diversity and the role of schools raging on both sides of the Atlantic, the time is apt for a philosophical work that shines new light on the issues involved and that brings a fresh perspective to a political and emotive discussion. Here Burtonwood...

    Published October 21st 2012 by Routledge

  4. Bringing the Froebel Approach to your Early Years Practice

    By Helen Tovey

    Series: Bringing ... to your Early Years Practice

    This easy-to-read series provides an introduction to some of the most important early years philosophies and shows how they can be incorporated into your setting. Each book provides: An outline of the background to the approach Clear explanations of the relevance to contemporary thinking...

    Published October 1st 2012 by Routledge

  5. The Routledge Companion to Ethics

    Edited by John Skorupski

    The Routledge Companion to Ethics is an outstanding survey of the whole field of ethics by a distinguished international team of contributors. Over 60 chapters are divided into six clear sections: the history of ethics meta-ethics perspectives from outside ethics ethical perspectives morality...

    Published September 30th 2012 by Routledge

  6. Peace Through Education (Routledge Revivals)

    The Contribution of the Council for Education in World Citizenship

    By Derek Heater

    Series: Routledge Revivals

    First published in 1984, Peace Through Education records the history of the first 45 years of the Council for Education in World Citizenship (CEWC). It describes the rise in interest of increased international understanding in the years preceding the book’s publication and highlights the...

    Published September 20th 2012 by Routledge

  7. Education, Religion and Society

    Essays in Honour of John M. Hull

    Edited by Dennis Bates, Gloria Durka, Friedrich Schweitzer

    Series: Routledge Research in Education

    Education, Religion and Society celebrates the career of Professor John Hull, a leading figure in the transformation of religious education in English and Welsh schools, and co-founder of the International Seminar on Religious Education and Values. He has also made major contributions to...

    Published September 18th 2012 by Routledge

  8. Anarchism and Education

    A Philosophical Perspective

    By Judith Suissa

    Series: Routledge International Studies in the Philosophy of Education

    Although there have been a few historical accounts of the anarchist school movement, there has been no systematic work on the philosophical underpinnings of anarchist educational ideas - until now. Anarchism and Education offers a philosophical account of the neglected tradition of anarchist...

    Published September 12th 2012 by Routledge

  9. The Confessing Society

    Foucault, Confession and Practices of Lifelong Learning

    By Andreas Fejes, Magnus Dahlstedt

    Today, people are constantly encouraged to verbalise and disclose their "true" inner self to others, whether on TV shows, in newspapers, in family life or together with friends. Such encouragement to disclose the self has proliferated through discourses on lifelong learning through which each...

    Published September 9th 2012 by Routledge

  10. The Life and Death of Secondary Education for All

    By Richard Pring

    Is there life after death for secondary education? This book focuses upon the quality of learning. ‘Reform’, so called, too often begins with qualifications, examinations, institutional provision, paths of progression. All those are very important, but their value lies in the support they give to...

    Published September 4th 2012 by Routledge