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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785125103321

Autore

Furedi Frank <1947->

Titolo

Wasted : why education isn't educating / / Frank Furedi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2011

©2009

ISBN

1-282-87401-2

9786612874017

1-4411-3390-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

370.13

Soggetti

Education - Aims and objectives

Education - Aims and objectives - Great Britain

Education and state - Great Britain

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Introduction: The Paradox of Education; 1 Throwaway Pedagogy; 2 The Meaning of Education; 3 Confusions about Adult Authority; 4 Socialization in Reverse; 5 Social Engineering; 6 The Loss of Faith in Education; 7 The Unhappy Turn to Happiness; Conclusion: Saving Education from Itself; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Never has so much attention been devoted to education. Everyone - government ministers, social commentators and parents obsess about its problems. Yet we rarely ask why? Why is education a source of such concern? Why do many of the solutions proposed actually make matters worse?. Tony Blair's 'education, education, education' slogan placed education at the forefront of political agendas. But, perhaps the 'policisation' of education is part of the problem. Today, education is valued for its potential contribution to economic development, but it is no longer considered important for itself. Incr