Education, Philosophy and Well-Being - New Perspectives on the Work of John White

Education and Philosophy considers how the work of John White has impacted on the discipline of education as we know it today. In this book, the editors bring together well-known figures from the field of the philosophy of education to critically examine, build on, and pay tribute to John White's unique contribution.

List of contents

1. Liberal Education and its Aims Richard Pring 2. From Philosophy to History: Some Turning Points Richard Aldrich 3. The Curriculum and Subject Knowledge Michael J. Reiss 4. Is Good School Leadership ‘Visionary’? Janet Orchard 5. Democratic Fellowship and the Practice of Human Possibility Michael Fielding 6. On Intelligence Carrie Winstanley 7. Well-being and Education Doret de Ruyter 8. Beyond Moral Education? Michael Hand 9. John White on the Aims of Education Harvey Siegel 10. Philosophy, Educational Research and Educational Policy David Bridges 11. Education, Justice, and the Limits of Statism Penny Enslin and Mary Tjiattas 12. Integration as Stealth Assimilation Eamonn Callan

Summary

Education and Philosophy considers how the work of John White has impacted on the discipline of education as we know it today. In this book, the editors bring together well-known figures from the field of the philosophy of education to critically examine, build on, and pay tribute to John White’s unique contribution.

Product details

• Authors: Judith (University of London Suissa
• Assisted by: Roger Marples (Editor), Marples Roger (Editor), Judith Suissa (Editor), Suissa Judith (Editor), Carrie Winstanley (Editor), Winstanley Carrie (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.08.2014
• EAN: 9781138021341
• ISBN: 978-1-138-02134-1
• No. of pages: 186
• Series: Routledge Research in Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Philosophy & theory of education, Educational strategies & policy, Philosophy and theory of education, Educational strategies and policy