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Title Liberal education in a knowledge society / edited by Barry Smith
Published Chicago, Ill. : Open Court ; [Berkeley, CA.] : Distributed by Publishers Group West, 2002

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Description viii, 291 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents 1. Introduction: A New Definition of Liberal Education / Harold Henderson and Barry Smith -- 2. Liberal Education in a Knowledge Society / Carl Bereiter -- 3. Educational Objectives in Advanced Countries: Some Economic Considerations / J. S. S. Edwards and S. C. Ogilvie -- 4. Collective Cognitive Responsibility for the Advancement of Knowledge / Marlene Scardamalia -- 5. Higher Education at a 'Post-Modern' Crossroads: Reflections on One Person's Experience / James Miller -- 6. Dialogue about Knowledge Building / Gordon Wells -- 7. Education, Knowledge, and the World of Objective Ideas: Some Philosophical Remarks / Erich H. Reck -- 8. Moral Expertise / A. W. Carus -- 9. Artifacts, Canons, and the Progress of Pedagogy: A Response to Contributors / Carl Bereiter -- Appendix. Schooling and the Growth of Intentional Cognition: Helping Children Take Charge of Their Own Minds / Carl Bereiter and Marlene Scardamalia
Notes An essay by Carl Bereiter, followed by comments on his work by other writers and Bereiter's response to these writers
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Bereiter, Carl.
Education, Humanistic.
Education -- Aims and objectives.
Education -- Philosophy.
Culture -- Study and teaching.
Author Smith, Barry, 1952-
Bereiter, Carl, 1930-
LC no. 2002070416
ISBN 0812695089 alkaline paper
0812695097 paperback alkaline paper