Education : Philosophy & Social Aspects

Provides many practical ways to integrate ethical learning within existing curricula and support structures of the school. The book also offers practical strategies for parental involvement and provides a step-by-step planning and implementation process. more...

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* What form of leadership promotes school improvement?. * How do schools build leadership capacity?. * How do schools sustain improvement in changing times?. This book offers a new perspective on the relationship between leadership and school improvement. It emphasises the importance of maximising the leadership capabilities of all those within the organization and offers guidance about the way in which this is achieved. Whilst drawing upon the latest research evidence concerning schools improve more...

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Throughout his long and prolific career, Edward Shils brought an extraordinary knowledge of academic institutions to discussions about higher education. The Calling of Education features Shils's most illuminating and incisive writing on this topic from the last twenty-five years of his life. The first essay, "The Academic Ethic," articulates the unique ethical demands of the academic profession and directs special attention to the integration of teaching and research. Other pieces, including Shils's renowned Jefferson lectures, focus on perennial issues in higher learning: the meaning of academic freedom, the connection between universities and the state, and the criteria for appointing individuals to academic positions. Edward Shils understood the university as a great symphonic conductor comprehends the value of each instrument and section, both separately and in cooperation. The Calling of Education offers Shils's insightful perspective on problems that are no less pressing than when he first confronted them. Edward Shils (1910-1995) was distinguished service professor in the Committee on Social Thought and the department of sociology at the University of Chicago. Among his many books published by the University of Chicago Press are Portraits: A Gallery of Intellectuals and the three-volume Selected Papers of Edward Shils. more...

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Edited by an eminent historian, this review of Twentieth Century education looks at the successes and failures of the past century and at education in the Twenty First Century and what the future holds. more...

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The past decade has seen increased awareness of the varied vulnerability of children to accident, abuse and assault. With its focus on intervention and prevention, Child Safety From Preschool to Adolescence will be especially valuable in educational settings, but will also be useful to a wide variety of professional areas including social work, the law, medicine and psychology. more...

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