Philosophy of Education

This title, first published in 1990, engages in the current debates about the teaching of literacy and the reform of education. Based on his dissatisfaction with prevalent theories of educational achievement and his experience of teaching in elementary schools, Winch argues that the dichotomy of bio..

In this landmark contribution to the study of the formation of the modern school, Daniel Tröhler applies one of the most recognized methods of historical research to an analysis of the "language" of the academic discipline of education. Arguing the value of looking at languages rather than arguments..

The educational writings of John Macmurray, one of the finest 20th century philosophers of his generation, have a special relevance for us today. This remarkable collection of articles from leading international scholars includes the hitherto unpublished John Macmurray lecture – Learning to be Human..

Written by a group of leading, internationally respected scholars in philosophy of education, this book explores the relevance and possibilities of Levinas’ philosophy to educational theory and practice. This book was originally published as a special issue of Educational Philosophy and Theory...

Literacies, Literature and Learning: Reading Classrooms Differently attends to pressing questions in literacy education, such as the poor quality of many children’s experiences as readers, routine disregard for their thinking and the degrading impact of narrow skills measurement and comparison...

_x000D_ When originally published this was the first book to offer a collective history of all the arts – Art, Drama, Dance, Music, Literature and Film – in the curriculum. It also offers a coherent framework for the teaching of arts which is in line with the best current trends since the Gulbenkian..

_x005F_x000D_ When originally published this was the first book to offer a collective history of all the arts – Art, Drama, Dance, Music, Literature and Film – in the curriculum. It also offers a coherent framework for the teaching of arts which is in line with the best current trends since the Gulb..

Starting from the premise that a range of Marxist theoretical tendencies, or Marxisms, inform recent critical scholarship in education, this volume rearticulates and interrogates the philosophical and practical commitments in this tradition. Chapters engage issues including the meaning of democratic..

This bookis devoted to and inspired by the late Maxine Greene, a champion of education and advocator of the arts. It was originally published as a Special Issue of The Review of Education, Pedagogy and Cultural Studies...

Media and Moral Education demonstrates that the study of philosophy can be used to enhance critical thinking skills, which are sorely needed in today’s technological age...

The book, first published in 1983, explores the argument that justifies mixed ability groupings in schools and the consequences of practicing the different justificatory arguments. The issues discussed in this book are not only important for teachers and for those studying to become teachers, but al..

First published in 1981, this collection of essays was taken from Peters’ larger work, Psychology and Ethical Development (1974) in order to provide a more focused volume on moral education for students. Peters’ background in both psychology and philosophy makes the work distinctive...