In Defence of Liberal Education : Philosophy and Controversies / Anthony O'Hear.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Hear, Anthony, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Humanistic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London, England : University of Buckingham Press, [2023]

Summary:

What is a traditional liberal education, and what are the arguments for it in the twenty-first century? This collection of essays by Anthony O'Hear sets out an alternative educational philosophy to the prevailing progressivist thinking on these issues, which tends to be either utilitarian or child-centred, or both, and often politically motivated.

Contents:

Intro

Title

Copyright

Contents

Introduction

1. Liberal Education

Where Could, and Where Should It Be?

2. Classics and Not Hog-Wash

3. Philosophy and Educational Policy: Rousseau and Dewey

4. Reason, Virtue and Character: Reflections on Moral Development

5. Family and State in Education: What Role for Parents' Rights

6. Educational Myths

Vygotsky's Constructionism

Bloom's 'Taxonomy'

Hattie's Visible Learning

Identity Politics

Decolonising the Curriculum

Creativity

Independent Learning

7. 'D'où parles-tu?' Reflections on Power, Truth and the Open Society

8. My Truth

Epilogue: Early Days of the Department of Education at the University of Buckingham: A Personal View

Acknowledgements

Index.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: O'Hear, Anthony In Defence of Liberal Education

ISBN:

9781915643445

1915643449

OCLC:

1406410956