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Professionalism and Ethics in Teaching
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 51.95Professionalism and Ethics in Teaching presents a thought-provoking and stimulating study of the moral dimensions of the teaching professions. After discussing the moral implications of professionalism, Carr explores the relationship of education theory to teaching practice and the impact of this relationship on professional expertise. He then identifies... more...
Education, Knowledge and Truth
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 195.00This collection aims to explore different conceptions of epistemological inquiry and their influence on pedagogy and the curricular content of primary and secondary education. It is arguable that curriculum policy makers have continued to subscribe to a foundationalist paradigm of rational educational planning. This is, however, considered largely... more...
Making Sense of Education
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 50.95Making Sense of Education provides a contemporary introduction to the key issues in educational philosophy and theory. Exploring major past and present conceptions of education, teaching and learning, this book makes philosophy of education relevant to the professional practice of teachers and student teachers, as well of interest to those studying... more...
The Paradox of Subjectivity
Oxford University Press 1999; US$ 74.99Challenging prevailing interpretations of the development of modern philosophy, this book proposes a reinterpretation of the transcendental tradition. It seeks to revive an understanding of what Husserl calls "the paradox of subjectivity" - an appreciation for the rich character of experience. more...
The Night of the Gun
Simon & Schuster 2008; US$ 16.00Do we remember only the stories we can live with? The ones that make us look good in the rearview mirror? In The Night of the Gun , David Carr redefines memoir with the revelatory story of his years as an addict and chronicles his journey from crack-house regular to regular columnist for The New York Times . Built on sixty videotaped interviews,... more...
Candymaking in Canada
Dundurn 2003; US$ 14.99From the sugary highs to the low-fat lows, read the story behind many of Canada?s favourite brands in this beautifully illustrated volume. more...
Open Conversations: Public Learning in Libraries and Museums
ABC-CLIO 2011; US$ 45.00This book offers a way for staff members of cultural institutions to reimagine their roles as provocative educators and community advocates, address the public need for conversations in safe and fair places, and renew their essential place in democratic society. more...
Educating the Virtues
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 140.00Tracing the views on moral life of such past philosophers as Plato, Aristotle and Kant, as well as of such theorists as Durkheim, Freud, Piaget and Kohlberg, the author sets forth a full discussion of the nature and educational implications of the idea of moral virtue. more...
The Night of the Gun
Simon & Schuster UK 2012; US$ 12.99David Carr was an addict for more than twenty years -- first dope, then coke, then finally crack -- before the prospect of losing his newborn twins made him sober up in a bid to win custody from their crack-dealer mother. Once recovered, he found that his recollection of his 'lost' years differed -- sometimes radically -- from that of his family and... more...
The Night of the Gun
Simon & Schuster UK 2012; Not AvailableDavid Carr was an addict for more than twenty years -- first dope, then coke, then finally crack -- before the prospect of losing his newborn twins made him sober up in a bid to win custody from their crack-dealer mother. Once recovered, he found that his recollection of his 'lost' years differed -- sometimes radically -- from that of his family and... more...









