World Perspectives in Education

Informationen zum Autor Edmund J. King Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1962. In this book the main problems of contemporary education are illustrated with fresh material from many countries in a context of rapid change in technology, society, and politics. Reforms in the Soviet Union and the development of education in Asia and Africa are assessed alongside the US and Western Europe. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Part 1: Introductory 1. How Do We Understand? 2. From Curiosity to Complement Part 2: The Social Context 3. Who is Educated? 4. The Price of Progress 5. Culture Conflicts Part 3: The Effect on Schools 6. The Impact of Technological Change 7. Selection and Differentiation 8. Further and Higher Education 9. Teachers and their Recruitment Part 4: The Study of Education as a Personal and Social Leaven 10. Ideologies and Systems of Control 11. Philosophy, Psychology, and Programmes Part 5: Teachers in a World of Change 12. Social and Family Change 13. Barriers in Education 14. Understanding Our World. Appendix: ‘The Gentleman’

Product details

• Authors: Edmund J King, Edmund J. King
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781138544086
• ISBN: 978-1-138-54408-6
• No. of pages: 378
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Comparative Education; Routledge Library Editions: Comparative Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / General, Philosophy & theory of education, Philosophy and theory of education