Philosophy and educational policy : a critical introduction / Christopher Winch and John Gingell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winch, Christopher.

Contributor:

Gingell, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Philosophy.

Education.

Education and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : RoutledgeFalmer, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is designed to provide an up-to-date introduction to the Philosophy of Education. It addresses many of the 'traditional' topics in the field, as well as more contemporary policy issues in education.

Contents:

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 Values, aims and society; Chapter 2 Culture and the curriculum; Chapter 3 Teaching and learning; Chapter 4 Pedagogy, good practice and educational research; Chapter 5 Standards, performance and assessment; Chapter 6 Moral, personal and civic education; Chapter 7 Autonomy and liberal education; Chapter 8 Vocationalism, training and economics; Chapter 9 Markets, politics and education; Chapter 10 Education and multi-culturalism; Notes; Select bibliography; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-20198-2

1-134-20199-0

1-280-16438-7

0-203-46543-1

9780203465431

OCLC:

475893918