| Description |
vii, 280 pages |
| Series |
Continuum studies in education |
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Continuum studies in education.
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| Contents |
Part I. Aims, values and standards -- Ch 1. Education as a moral practice -- Ch 2. Educating persons -- Ch 3. The aim of education: liberal or vocational -- Ch 4. The context of education: monastery or marketplace? -- Ch 5. Subject-centered versus child-centered education - a false dualism -- Ch 6. Standards and quality in education -- Ch 7. Political education: relevance of the humanities -- Part II. Commom sense and educational theory -- Ch 8. Common sense and education -- Ch 9. The language of curriculum analysis -- Ch 10. Knowledge out of control -- Part IIKI. Educational research -- Ch 11. Evidence-based policy and practice -- Ch 12. Truth, knowledge and power -- Ch 13. the 'false dualism' of educational research -- Ch 14. The virtues and vices of an educational researcher -- Ch 15. The future of educational research |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [272]-277 |
| Subject |
Education -- Aims and objectives.
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Education -- Philosophy.
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| ISBN |
0826472397 (hardback) |
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0826487084 (paperback) |
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