TY - BOOK AU - Winch,Christopher AU - Gingell,John TI - Philosophy and educational policy: a critical introduction SN - 0415369576 U1 - 370.1 22 PY - 2004/// CY - Oxfordshire, England, New York PB - RoutledgeFalmer KW - Education KW - Philosophy N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; Values, aims and society --; 2; Culture and the curriculum --; 3; Teaching and learning : knowledge and the imagination --; 4; Pedagogy, good practice and educational research --; 5; Standards, performance and assessment --; 6; Moral, personal and civic education --; 7; Autonomy and liberal education --; 8; Vocationalism, training and economics --; 9; Markets, politics and education --; 10; Education and multi-culturalism N2 - "This comprehensive introduction to philosophy of education discusses issues that are of current public interest and debate. It locates education at the heart of questions concerned with culture, ethics, politics and economics, and shows how key educational issues have to be approached in a contextual way." "This book will be particularly useful to students on Education Studies courses and to those preparing for a career in teaching, to students of politics and to teachers undertaking further study in education."--BOOK JACKET ER -