The Philosophy of Primary Education

The Philosophy of Primary Education
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 210
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ISBN-10 : 9780415689434
ISBN-13 : 0415689430
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Synopsis The Philosophy of Primary Education by : R. F. Dearden

This volume provides a rigorous examination of theoretical concepts such as need, interest, growth, play, experience, activity and self-expression. It also makes an important contribution towards getting a closely argued educational theory. In the first part of the book the author establishes general aims and ends with suggestions as to what the curriculum ought to be. The second part is concerned with the procedures of learning and teaching appropriate to such a curriculum.

Educational Theory and Its Foundation Disciplines (RLE Edu K)

Educational Theory and Its Foundation Disciplines (RLE Edu K)
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 162
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ISBN-10 : 9781136492365
ISBN-13 : 1136492364
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Synopsis Educational Theory and Its Foundation Disciplines (RLE Edu K) by : Paul H Hirst

At the time this book was first published the disciplines of philosophy of education, educational psychology, sociology of education and the history of education had developed rapidly. The papers in this volume outline the developments that took place. The first paper analyses the nature of a theory concerned with determining practice and the place of academic disciplines within that. What emerges is the crucial role of these disciplines, but also the need to develop much more adequately a domain of practical principles, assessed and critically reformulated in the light of those disciplines. The following papers are concerned with the contributions four of those disciplines are now making.

Educational Theory (RLE Edu K)

Educational Theory (RLE Edu K)
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 122
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ISBN-10 : 9781136490545
ISBN-13 : 113649054X
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis Educational Theory (RLE Edu K) by : Terence W Moore

This book comes strongly to the defence of educational theory and shows that it has a structure and integrity of its own. The author argues that the validity of educational theory may best be judged in terms of the various assumptions made in it. His argument is illustrated by a review and critique of some particularly influential theories of education: those of Plato, Rousseau, James Mill and John Dewey. He stresses the need for an on-going, contemporary, general theory of education and examines the ways in which the disciplines of psychology, sociology and philosophy can contribute to a general theory of this kind.

Plato and Education (RLE Edu K)

Plato and Education (RLE Edu K)
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 99
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ISBN-10 : 9781136494741
ISBN-13 : 113649474X
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis Plato and Education (RLE Edu K) by : Robin Barrow

This introduction to Plato’s philosophical and educational thought examines Plato’s views and relates them to issues and questions that occupy philosophers of education. Robin Barrow stresses the relevance of Plato today, while introducing the student both to Plato’s philosophy and to contemporary educational debate. In the first part of the book the author examines Plato’s historical background and summarizes the Republic. Successive chapters are concerned with the critical discussion of specific educational issues. He deals with questions relating to the impartial distribution of education, taking as a starting point Plato’s celebrated dictum that unequals should be treated unequally. He examines certain methodological concepts such as ‘discovery-learning’ and ‘play’ and also raises the wider question of children’s freedom. He looks critically at the content of the curriculum and discusses Plato’s theory of knowledge and attitude to art. Finally Robin Barrow discusses Plato’s view of moral education and the related problem of what constitutes moral indoctrination

Educational Theory

Educational Theory
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 122
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ISBN-10 : 9780415698191
ISBN-13 : 0415698197
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis Educational Theory by : T. W. Moore

This book comes strongly to the defence of educational theory and shows that it has a structure and integrity of its own. The author argues that the validity of educational theory may best be judged in terms of the various assumptions made in it. His argument is illustrated by a review and critique of some particularly influential theories of education: those of Plato, Rousseau, James Mill and John Dewey. He stresses the need for an on-going, contemporary, general theory of education and examines the ways in which the disciplines of psychology, sociology and philosophy can contribute to a general theory of this kind.

Education, Society and Human Nature

Education, Society and Human Nature
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 194
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ISBN-10 : 9780415698221
ISBN-13 : 0415698227
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis Education, Society and Human Nature by : Anthony O'Hear

Intended primarily for education students this book provides an introduction to the philosophy of education that tackles educational problems and at the same time relates them to the mainstream of philosophical analysis. Among the educational topics the book discusses are the aims of education, the two cultures debate, moral education, equality as an ideal and academic elitism. It examines the limitations of a purely technological education, and suggests the shape of a balanced curriculum. It critically analyses important educational theses in the work of Rousseau, Dewey, R S Peters, P H Hirst, F R Leavis, Ronald Dworkin and G H Bantock, among many others, and considers the philosophical copics of relativism, the nature of knowledge, the basis of moral choice, the value of democracy and the status of religious claims.

Radical Education (RLE Edu K)

Radical Education (RLE Edu K)
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 226
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ISBN-10 : 9781136494673
ISBN-13 : 1136494677
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Synopsis Radical Education (RLE Edu K) by : Robin Barrow

This volume is a comprehensive critique of the radical tradition in educational theory. It traces the development of the key ideas in radical literature from Rousseau to the present day. Two opening chapters set Rousseau’s educational views and arguments in their political perspective, and subject them to an extended critical treatment. Subsequent chapters provide detailed analyses and examination of the ideas of A S Neill, Paul Goodman, Ivan Illich and Everett Reimer, Charles Weingartner and Neil Postman. Each author is treated separately but certain common themes and ideas are extracted and considered without reference to any particular author. Amongst others, the concepts of nature, learning, hidden curriculum and the relativity of knowledge are examined; at the same time broader arguments about the degree and nature of freedom that should be provided to children, deschooling and assessment are pursued.

Theory & Practice in Education (RLE Edu K)

Theory & Practice in Education (RLE Edu K)
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 194
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ISBN-10 : 9781136492501
ISBN-13 : 113649250X
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis Theory & Practice in Education (RLE Edu K) by : R F Dearden

The main concern of the volume is the relation of theory to practice in education but the book also reviews the state of educational theory, and its relation to politics. Beginning with a group of papers on specific areas of the relation between theory and practice, the book goes on to discuss aspects of the curriculum, such as curricular principles in recent official reports, the newly emerging theme of general abilities, and controversial material in the curriculum. The theme of the third group of articles is personal autonomy, one of the very few generally supported educational aims of recent years, and a final group presents a retrospective view of the Plowden Report.

The Logic of Education (RLE Edu K)

The Logic of Education (RLE Edu K)
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 162
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ISBN-10 : 9781136492297
ISBN-13 : 1136492291
Rating : 4/5 (97 Downloads)

Synopsis The Logic of Education (RLE Edu K) by : Paul H Hirst

This book explores the implications for the curriculum, for teaching and for the authority structure of schools and colleges of an analysis of ‘education’ in which the development of knowledge and understanding is accorded a central position. The book explains what philosophy of education is, and by concentrating on its central concepts, initiates readers into exploring it for themselves. It also serves as a succinct introduction to the growing literature on philosophy of education in the UK.

Democracy, Schooling and Political Education

Democracy, Schooling and Political Education
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 130
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ISBN-10 : 9780415697965
ISBN-13 : 0415697964
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis Democracy, Schooling and Political Education by : Colin Wringe

The relationship between educational practice and the social principles of democracy forms an important strand in the history of educational thought, and is central to the debate on many contemporary issues in the educational field. In this concise, introductory book, Colin Wringe examines the nature of this relationship, taking account of developments in the theory of democracy and educational controversy. In particular he considers the relevance of differing interpretations of democracy to the following questions: the defence of selection, the extension of private education, the function of education as an instrument of oppression, the democratisation of educational institutions, and the development of a form of specifically political education in schools. The importance of an understanding of political and social issues for educational practice at school and classroom level is emphasized from the outset.