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THE PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION An Introduction ROUTLEDGE; Copyright; The Philosophy of Education An Introduction; Original Copyright; Acknowledgements; Contents; AUTHOR'S PREFACE; CHAPTER 1 The Meaning and Function of Philosophy and Educational Philosophy; The origin of the word 'philosophy' and a definition; The process of asking questions; Theoretical and empirical questions; The ancient and modern tasks of philosophy; Philosophy and philosophizing; Philosophical Analysis. The problem of language; Need to avoid narrowness of outlook; The Approach to Concepts in the remaining chapters |
logicalgeographyNotes and references for Chapter 1; THE FIRST TRILOGY: EDUCATION: TRAINING: CHILD-CENTREDNESS; CHAPTER 2 The Concept 'Education'; Definitions and their function; Attempts to define 'Education'; Different types of definition: descriptive and stipulative definitions; Criteria for the process of education; Definition and criteria compared for effectiveness; Education as initiation; Notes and references for Chapter 2; CHAPTER 3 The Concept 'Training'; 'Training' qualified by different adjectives; Training and Instruction; Drill as a feature of instruction and training |
The relationship between education and trainingTeacher training and Teacher education; Notes and references for Chapter 3; CHAPTER 4 The Concept 'Child-centred'; Many related ideas but little clarity; 'Child-centred' a term of protest; The danger of centredness; centredness and centration; Nature, Naturalism, Education according to Nature; Instruction and learning by experience or discovery; Needs and the needs curriculum; Child-centredness and awareness; Awareness in Higher Education; Notes and references for Chapter 4; LINK CHAPTER; CHAPTER 5 The Concept 'Aims' |
Aims related to education and curriculumFour statements of aim(s) examined by linguistic analysis; External aims or internal processes?; Analysis of the metaphorical idea of aim as a target; O'Connor's five aims of education; Notes and references for Chapter 5; THE SECOND TRILOGY: CULTURE: CURRICULUM: LIBERAL EDUCATION; CHAPTER 6 The Concept 'Culture'; 'Culture': 'Education': 'The Cultured Man': 'The Educated Man'; Culture and Excellence; The Sociological definition of 'culture'; The relationship between the two interpretations of culture; Implications of culture for curriculum |
Cultural elements which influence thinking tremendouslyFurther thoughts on academic culture and culture as a way of life; Notes and references for Chapter 6; CHAPTER 7 The Concept 'Curriculum'; Curriculum and specific curricula; Criteria for Curriculum; James's curriculum criteria and O'Connor's aims of education; Curriculum content and method; Curriculum and Culture; Academic versus Practical: The problem of excellence and curriculum; Curriculum determined by 'Eleven Plus' and University requirements; Curriculum no longer a sacred inheritance |
James's Curriculum ideas and the Newsom Report compared |