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An introduction to philosophy of education / Robin Barrow and Ronald Woods.

By:

Barrow, Robin [author.]

Contributor(s):

Woods, R. G. (Ronald George) [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Abingdon, Oxon. ; New York : Routledge, 2006Edition: Fourth edition / revised by Robin BarrowDescription: xix, 200 pages ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0415381274
9780415381277
0415381266
9780415381260

Subject(s):

Education -- Philosophy

DDC classification:

370.1 22

LOC classification:

LB880 .B34 2006

Contents:

1. Thinking about education -- 2. What is it to be human? -- 3. The concept of education -- 4. Knowledge and the curriculum -- 5. Curriculum theory -- 6. Indoctrination -- 7. Rationality -- 8. Self-determination -- 9. The postmodern challenge -- 10. Needs, interests, and experience -- 11. Creativity -- 12. Culture -- 13. Research into teaching -- 14. Conclusion : theory and practice.

Review: "In the fourth edition of this textbook, the authors introduce students to the business of philosophizing, thereby inducting them into the art of reasoning and analysing key concepts in education." "This introductory text shows, first and foremost, the importance of philosophy in educational debate and as a background to any practical activity such as teaching. They draw on the latest research in genetics to argue that education is uniquely human and is essentially what develops us as humans. Resisting modern tendencies to equate knowledge with opinion, and value judgements with taste, this book leads the reader into the business of philosophizing and champions the cause of reason in education."--BOOK JACKET.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"In the fourth edition of this textbook, the authors introduce students to the business of philosophizing, thereby inducting them into the art of reasoning and analysing key concepts in education." "This introductory text shows, first and foremost, the importance of philosophy in educational debate and as a background to any practical activity such as teaching. They draw on the latest research in genetics to argue that education is uniquely human and is essentially what develops us as humans. Resisting modern tendencies to equate knowledge with opinion, and value judgements with taste, this book leads the reader into the business of philosophizing and champions the cause of reason in education."--BOOK JACKET.

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