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  • Social Reconstruction Learning: Dualism, Dewey and Philosophy in Schoolsby Jennifer Bleazby

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 133.00

    This volume argues that educational problems have their basis in an ideology of binary opposites often referred to as dualism, which is deeply embedded in all aspects of Western society and philosophy, and that it is partly because mainstream schooling incorporates dualism that it is unable to facilitate the thinking skills, dispositions and understandings... more...

  • Hope and Educationby Professor David Halpin; David Halpin

    Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 46.95

    This book is a rallying cry to teachers at a time when many in the profession feel profoundly pessimistic about their work and the future of education. In this uplifting book, David Halpin suggests ways of putting the hope back into education, exploring the value of and need for utopian thinking in discussions of the purpose of education and school... more...

  • Making Sense of Educationby David Carr

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 50.95

    Making 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 Pursuit of Excellence Through Educationby Michel Ferrari

    Taylor and Francis 2001; US$ 43.95

    Although specific definitions may change over time, few goals are considered more important to education than the pursuit of academic excellence. There are many different viewpoints on this issue today among educational psychologists and other social scientists. One particularly glaring fault line in the debate divides those who emphasize developing... more...

  • Inventions of Teachingby Brent Davis

    Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 42.95

    Inventions of Teaching: A Genealogy is a powerful examination of current metaphors for and synonyms of teaching. It offers an account of the varied and conflicting influences and conceptual commitments that have contributed to contemporary vocabularies--and that are in some ways maintained by those vocabularies, in spite of inconsistencies and incompatibilities... more...

  • Education and Imaginationby Raya Jones; Austin Clarkson; Sue Congram; Nick Stratton

    Taylor and Francis 2008; US$ 42.95

    How can Jungian psychology be applied to the educational setting? Education and Imagination explores the application of Jungian perspectives in educational settings, establishing the creative imagination as a critical and necessary feature of learning throughout the lifespan. The book identifies various facets of applying contemporary Jungian... more...

  • Trends Shaping Educationby OECD Publishing; Centre for Educational Research and Innovation

    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2008; US$ 33.00

    This new biennial publication presents the latest available information on 26 major current trends in education, grouped in 9 broad themes (ageing, global challenges, the new economic landscape, work and jobs, the learning society, ICT, citizenship and the state, social connections and values, and sustainable affluence). For each trend,... more...

  • Education Studiesby Steve Bartlett; Diana M Burton

    SAGE Publications 2003; US$ 55.00

    This key text provides an overview of current theoretical issues, areas of study and major themes that are covered in education studies programmes. Prominent contributors in each field provide students with a solid grounding in the areas they will be studying and point the way to further successful study. Also by same author Introduction to... more...

  • The Educated Mindby Kieran Egan

    University of Chicago Press 2007; US$ 27.50

    The Educated Mind offers a bold and revitalizing new vision for today's uncertain educational system. Kieran Egan reconceives education, taking into account how we learn. He proposes the use of particular "intellectual tools"—such as language or literacy—that shape how we make sense of the world. These mediating tools generate successive... more...

  • Education, Science and Truthby Rasoul Nejadmehr

    Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 44.95

    What is the main problem of contemporary education? Rasoul Nejadmehr argues that the cardinal problem with education is that it does not have an adequate notion of truth underpinning it. Thinkers mainly tend to veer towards two poles - absolutism and relativism. While a one-sided tendency toward absolutism leads to reified categories of thought and... more...