The struggle for the history of education / Gary McCulloch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCulloch, Gary, author.

Series:

Foundations and futures of education.

Foundations and futures of education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--History.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (153 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The history of education is a contested field of study, and has represented a site of struggle for the past century of its development. It is highly relevant to an understanding of broader issues in history, education and society, and yet has often been regarded as being merely peripheral rather than central to them. Over the years the history of education has passed through a number of approaches, more recently engaging with a different areas such as curriculum, teaching and gender, although often losing sight of a common cause. In this book McCulloch contextualizes the struggle for educat

Contents:

Cover; The Struggle for the History of Education; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: History, education and the social sciences; 2. The struggle for social progress; 3. The struggle for social change; 4. The struggle for social equality; 5. The struggle for educational reform; 6. The struggle for theory and methodology; 7. The struggle for new directions; 8. The struggle for the future; 9. Conclusion: The struggle for the history of education; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-81123-0

1-283-10394-X

9786613103949

1-136-81124-9

0-203-82885-2

9780203828854

OCLC:

712037524