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Starting At Home
University of California Press 2002; US$ 15.95Nel Noddings, one of the central figures in the contemporary discussion of ethics and moral education, argues that caring--a way of life learned at home--can be extended into a theory that guides social policy. Tackling issues such as capital punishment, drug treatment, homelessness, mental illness, and abortion, Noddings inverts traditional philosophical... more...
Happiness and Education
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 22.00How can we take happiness seriously as an aim of education? Noddings discusses the contributions of making a home, parenting, cherishing a place, the development of character, interpersonal growth, finding work that one loves, and participating in a democratic way of life. She explores ways to make schools happy places. more...
Critical Lessons
Cambridge University Press 2006; US$ 22.00Critical Lessons concentrates on the critical, reflective thinking that should be taught in high schools. Taking seriously the Socratic advice, 'know thyself', it focuses on topics that will help students to understand the forces - good and bad - that work to socialize them. more...
Women and Evil
University of California Press 1991; US$ 31.95Author of Caring: A Feminine Approach to Ethics and Moral Education (1984), Noddings (Education/Stanford) offers here a provocative definition of evil from women's perspective, contrasts it with our society's traditional male-oriented view, and points out ways in which an acceptance of the presence of evil in all of us could help correct some... more...
Philosophy of Education
Westview Press 2011; US$ 35.00The acclaimed, classic text on philosophy of education, providing an updated overview of the field in relation to teaching, learning, research, and policy more...
Peace Education
Cambridge University Press 2011; US$ 20.00An approach to peace education designed to help students understand the psychological factors that push people into war and violence. more...
The Maternal Factor
University of California Press 2010; US$ 55.00In this provocative new book, renowned educator and philosopher Nel Noddings extends her influential work on the ethics of care toward a compelling objective?global peace and justice. She asks: If we celebrate the success of women becoming more like men in professional life, should we not simultaneously hope that men become more like women?in caring... more...
Kids in the Middle
R&L Education 2012; US$ 38.99Kids in the Middle: The Micro-Politics of Special Education takes the reader on a fascinating journey through special education in the past, present, and future. On this journey, the micro-politics of special education are seen through the eyes and experiences of children with disabilities, their parents and advocates, adult educators, and school... more...
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