1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451301803321

Autore

White John <1934 Nov. 7->

Titolo

Education and the end of work [[electronic resource] ] : a new philosophy of work and learning / / John White

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Herndon, VA, : Cassell, 1997

ISBN

1-281-29136-6

9786611291365

1-84714-230-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (134 p.)

Collana

Institute of Education

Disciplina

370.1

Soggetti

Work - Philosophy

Work ethic

Education - Philosophy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [121]-123) and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ONE: WORK AS WE KNOW IT; TWO: PHILOSOPHERS AT WORK ON WORK; THREE: WORK AND WELL-BEING; FOUR: EDUCATION AND THE FUTURE OF WORK; FIVE: EDUCATION AND WORK: VEHICLES OF LEARNING; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Is the work ethic still viable as society evolves? This book engages with widespread current anxieties about the future of work and its place in a fulfilled human life. It is a philosophical treatment of the nature of work and reconsiders the aims and procedures of education. The author calls for a reshaping of school as the work culture has come to know it.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910784828503321

Autore

White John <1934 Nov. 7->

Titolo

Education and the end of work [[electronic resource] ] : a new philosophy of work and learning / / John White

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Herndon, VA, : Cassell, 1997

ISBN

1-281-29136-6

9786611291365

1-84714-230-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (134 p.)

Collana

Institute of Education

Disciplina

370.1

Soggetti

Work - Philosophy

Work ethic

Education - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [121]-123) and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ONE: WORK AS WE KNOW IT; TWO: PHILOSOPHERS AT WORK ON WORK; THREE: WORK AND WELL-BEING; FOUR: EDUCATION AND THE FUTURE OF WORK; FIVE: EDUCATION AND WORK: VEHICLES OF LEARNING; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Is the work ethic still viable as society evolves? This book engages with widespread current anxieties about the future of work and its place in a fulfilled human life. It is a philosophical treatment of the nature of work and reconsiders the aims and procedures of education. The author calls for a reshaping of school as the work culture has come to know it.