02714nam 2200613 450 991078512510332120230725025220.01-282-87401-297866128740171-4411-3390-9(CKB)2670000000051668(EBL)564244(OCoLC)679416517(SSID)ssj0000430844(PQKBManifestationID)12140210(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000430844(PQKBWorkID)10456366(PQKB)10878051(MiAaPQ)EBC5309578(MiAaPQ)EBC564244(MiAaPQ)EBC3003012(Au-PeEL)EBL3003012(OCoLC)928191610(EXLCZ)99267000000005166820180315e20112009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWasted why education isn't educating /Frank FurediLondon, [England] ;New York, New York :Continuum,2011.©20091 online resource (257 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4411-2210-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexNever 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. IncrEducationAims and objectivesEducationAims and objectivesGreat BritainEducation and stateGreat BritainEducationAims and objectives.EducationAims and objectivesEducation and state370.13Furedi Frank1947-592384MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785125103321Wasted3834231UNINA