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Wasted : why education isn't educating / Frank Furedi.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Furedi, Frank, 1947-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education--Aims and objectives.
- Education.
- Education--Aims and objectives--Great Britain.
- Great Britain.
- Education and state--Great Britain.
- Education and state.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 246 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Continuum, 2009.
- Contents:
- Introduction : the paradox of education
- Throwaway pedagogy
- The meaning of education
- Confusions about adult authority
- Socialization in reverse
- Social engineering
- The loss of faith in education
- The unhappy turn to happiness
- Conclusion : saving education from itself.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-238) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781847064165
- 1847064167
- OCLC:
- 277204394
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