Lapage / Sockett Educational Controversies Towards a Discourse of Reconciliation

Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-1-134-48940-4
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 168 Seiten

For the last 100 years, people have argued vigorously about a vast number of educational issues. At the heart of the arguments lies the question: What is the purpose of education? This conflict of educational purpose has seen rifts between academics, educators, politicians and parents. The authors of this book don't believe the conflicts need to be so hysterical, nor that the oppositions are incompatible. Rather, that it is in the manner in which debate is conducted that is so damaging.
In this book, the authors contend that there are political, social, moral and civic needs for a new stance to debate the way forward. Examining a number of key controversies in educational discourse the book suggests ways in which controversies may be reconciled by looking for interrelations, mutual dependencies and links of importance. It develops current debate and provides suggestions for developing nurturing and supportive learning communities and so lead to educational change.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lapage, Pamela

Sockett, Hugh

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: The Challenge to Improve Public Education 2. A New Vision of Education Debate: Reconciliatory Discourse 3. The Problem and the Vision - The Battle Over Math Education 4. The Procedure for Reconciliatory Discourse 5. How Should Children Learn? Competition and Collaboration 6. The Conditions and Requirements for Reconciliatory Discourse 7. Where Should Children Go To School? The School Choice Controversy 8. How Should Children's Learning be Assessed? The Testing Controversy 9. What Should Children Learn? Curriculum Complexity 10. Similar Problems in the World of Educational Purpose 11. Conclusion: The Need for Reconciliatory Discourse