Means and Ends in Education

First published in 1982, Means and Ends in Education explores the contrasts between approaches to teaching where teaching is simply a means to some other end; approaches in which the end determines the means; and approaches in which means and ends are integrated and education serves an intrinsic purpose.

List of contents

Preface; Introduction; Part One: Instrumentalist Approaches; 1: Teaching as Conditioning; 2: Machines, Teaching and Educational Technology; 3: Sleep-Teaching, Hypnosis and the Concept of Free Will; Part Two: Learner-Oriented Approaches; 4: Discovery Methods; 5: Self-Direction, Self-Expression and Autonomy; Part Three: Liberal Approaches; 6: Teaching, Training and Educating; 7: Education and Indoctrination; Conclusions; Further Reading; Bibliography; Index

About the author

Brenda Almond

Summary

First published in 1982, Means and Ends in Education explores the contrasts between approaches to teaching where teaching is simply a means to some other end; approaches in which the end determines the means; and approaches in which means and ends are integrated and education serves an intrinsic purpose.

Product details

• Authors: Brenda Almond, Almond Brenda
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.10.2023
• EAN: 9780367649500
• ISBN: 978-0-367-64950-0
• No. of pages: 128
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / Professional Development, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, teacher training, Philosophy & theory of education, Philosophy and theory of education, EDUCATION / Teacher Training & Certification