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Record Nr.

UNINA9911019394303321

Titolo

The Blackwell guide to the philosophy of education / / edited by Nigel Blake ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2003

ISBN

9786611312237

9781281312235

1281312231

9780470996294

0470996293

9780470997185

0470997184

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (433 p.)

Collana

Blackwell philosophy guides

Altri autori (Persone)

BlakeNigel

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Education; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Foreword; Introduction; Part I Social and Cultural Theories; 1 Pragmatism and Education; 2 Critical Theory and Critical Pedagogy; 3 Postmodernism/Post-structuralism; 4 Feminism, Philosophy, and Education: Imagining Public Spaces; Part II Politics and Education; 5 Liberalism and Communitarianism; 6 Democratic Citizenship; 7 Education and the Market; 8 Multicultural Education; Part III Philosophy as Education; 9 The Activity of Philosophy and the Practice of Education; 10 Critical Thinking; 11 Practical Reason

Part IV Teaching and Curriculum12 Higher Education and the University; 13 Information and Communication Technology; 14 Epistemology and Curriculum; 15 Vocational Education and Training; 16 Progressivism; Part V Ethics and Upbringing; 17 Adults and Children; 18 Autonomy and Authenticity in Education; 19 Changing Notions of the Moral and of Moral Education; 20 Education in Religion and Spirituality; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In this important survey, an international group of leading philosophers



chart the development of philosophy of education in the twentieth century and point to signficant questions for its future.Presents a definitive introduction to the core areas of philosophy of education. Contains 20 newly-commissioned articles, all of which are written by internationally distinguished scholars. Each chapter reviews a problem, examines the current state of the discipline with respect to the topic, and discusses possible futures of the field. Provides a solid foundati