Making Sense of Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy and Theory of Education and TeachingMaking 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 education as an academic subject.
This timely and up-to-date introduction assists all those studying and/or working in education to appreciate the main philosophical sources of and influences on present day thinking about education, teaching and learning |
Contents
The complex character of teaching | |
The complex role of the teacher | |
Educational theory and practice | |
Teaching ethics and moral education | |
behaviour perception and cognition | |
meaning language and culture | |
Liberalism impartiality and liberal education | |
Community identity and cultural inheritance | |
Justice equality and difference | |
Freedom authority and discipline | |
Political dimensions of education | |
Glossary | |
Notes | |
References | |
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