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161. Educational Controversies Towards a Discourse of Reconciliation

     By Pamela Lapage, Hugh Sockett

     For the last 100 years, people have argued vigorously about a vast number of educational issues. At the heart of the arguments lies the question: What is the purpose of education? This conflict of educational purpose has seen rifts between academics, educators, politicians and parents. The authors...

     Published December 19th 2001 by Routledge
162. Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education

     From Piaget to the Present Day

     Edited by Liora Bresler, David Cooper, Joy Palmer

     Series: Routledge Key Guides

     Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education looks at fifty of the twentieth century's most significant contributors to the debate on education. Among those included are:* Pierre Bourdieu* Elliot Eisner* Hans J. Eysenck* Michel Focault* Henry Giroux* Jurgen Habermas* Susan Isaacs* A.S. Neill* Herbert Read*...

     Published September 26th 2001 by Routledge
163. Radical Constructivism in Action

     Building on the Pioneering Work of Ernst von Glasersfeld

     Edited by Leslie P. Steffe, Patrick W. Thompson

     Over the last twenty-five years Ernst von Glasersfeld has had a tremendous impact on mathematics and science education through his fundamental insights into the nature of knowledge and knowing. Radical Constructivism in Action is a new volume of papers honouring his work by building on his model of...

     Published April 26th 2000 by Routledge
164. 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
165. 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
166. Philosophy of Education: The Key Concepts

     By John Gingell, Christopher Winch

     Series: Routledge Key Guides

     This book offers a clear and lively survey into the key terms and concepts of philosophy which are of interest and relevance today....

     Published April 7th 1999 by Routledge
167. Teaching as a Professional Discipline

     A Multi-dimensional Model

     By Dr Geoffrey Squires, Geoffrey Squires

     Published March 10th 1999 by Routledge
168. 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
169. The Theory and Practice of Learning

     Published June 30th 1998 by Routledge
170. The Contemporary Catholic School

     Context, Identity And Diversity

     Edited by Terence McLaughlin, Joseph O'Keefe

     Published March 28th 1996 by Routledge