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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789786703321

Titolo

Understanding teaching & learning [[electronic resource] ] : classic texts on education by Augustine, Aquinas, Newman and Mill / / edited by T. Brian Mooney & Mark Nowacki

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Exeter, : Imprint Academic, 2011

ISBN

1-283-44538-7

9786613445384

1-84540-294-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (276 p.)

Collana

St. Andrews studies in philosophy and public affairs

Altri autori (Persone)

MooneyT. Brian

NowackiMark

Disciplina

370.1

Soggetti

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.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Acknowledgments; Prologue; Understanding Teaching and Learning; Understanding Teaching and Learning; Augustine: Commentary; Augustine:De Magistro (On the Teacher); Aquinas: Commentary; Aquinas:De Magistro (On the Teacher); Newman: Commentary; Newman:The Idea of a University; Mill: Commentary; Mill:Inaugural Address Delivered To The University Of St Andrews; Epilogue; Back Matter; Bibliography; Also Available

Sommario/riassunto

Generous selections from these four seminal texts on the theory and practice of education have never before appeared together in a single volume. The Introductions that precede the texts provide brief biographical sketches of each author, situating him within his broader historical, cultural and intellectual context. The editors also provide a brief outline of key themes that emerge within the selection as a helpful guide to the reader. The final chapter engages the reflections of the classi...