Blake / Smeyers / Smith The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Education

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-99718-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 432 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Blackwell Philosophy Guides

In this important survey, an international group of leadingphilosophers chart the development of philosophy of education inthe twentieth century and point to signficant questions for itsfuture.
* * Presents a definitive introduction to the core areas ofphilosophy of education.
* Contains 20 newly-commissioned articles, all of which arewritten by internationally distinguished scholars.
* Each chapter reviews a problem, examines the current state ofthe discipline with respect to the topic, and discusses possiblefutures of the field.
* Provides a solid foundation for further study.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Blake, Nigel

Smeyers, Paul

Smith, Richard D.

Standish, Paul

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Notes on Contributors.
Foreword. (Paul Hirst).
Introduction. (Nigel Blake, Paul Smeyers, Richard Smith, andPaul Standish).
Part I: Social and Cultural Theories.
1 Pragmatism and Education. (Jim Garrison and Alven Neiman).
2 Critical Theory and Critical Pedagogy. (Nigel Black and JanMasschelein).
3 Postmodernism/Post-structuralism. (Michael Peters and KennethWain).
4 Feminism, Philosophy and Education. Imagining Public Spaces.(Maxine Greene and Morwenna Griffiths).
Part II: Politics and Education.
5 Liberalism and Communitarianism. (Eamonn Callan and JohnWhite).
6 Democratic Citizenship. (Penny Enslin and Patricia White).
7 Education and the Market. (David Bridges and RuthJonathan).
8 Multicultural Education. (Pradheep Dillon and J. MarkHalstead).
Part III. Philosophy as Education.
9 The Activity of Philosophy and the Practice of Education.(Pádraig Hogan and Richard Smith).
10 Critical Thinking. (Sharon Bailin and Harvey Siegel).
11 Practical Reason. (Joseph Dunne and Shirley Pendlebury).
Part IV: Teaching and Curriculum.
12 Higher Education and the University. (Ronald Barnett and PaulStandish).
13 Information and Communication Technology. (David Blacker andJane McKie).
14 Epistemology and Curriculum. (Andrew Davies and KevinWilliams).
15 Vocational Education and Training. (Paul Hager and TerryHyland).
16 Progressivism. (John Darling and Sven Erik Nordenbo).
Part V: Ethics and Upbringing.
17 Parents and Children. (Paul Smeyers and Colin Wringe).
18 Autonomy and Authenticity in Education. (Michael Bonnett andStefaan Cuypers).
19 Changing Notions of the Moral and of Moral Education. (NelNoddings and Michael Slote).
20 Education in Religion and Spirituality. (Hanan Alexander andTerence H. McLaughlin).
References.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Nigel Blake teaches at the Open University, Paul Smeyers atthe University of Leuven in Belgium, Richard Smith at theUniversity of Durham, and Paul Standish at the University ofDundee. They originally came together to explore their sharedinterest in postmodern issues and poststructuralist theory inrelation to education. Their first collaboration. Thinking AgainEducation after Postmodernism (1998), laid the foundations, forother projects, including Education in an Age of Nihilism (2000).They have also addressed the educational influence of the EuropeanUnion, reform in higher education, issues of online education andof moral education in their joint projects.
Paul Smeyers at the University of Leuven inBelgium.
Richard Smith at the University of Durham.
Paul Standish at the University of Dundee.