Full Description
Intellectual Leadership in Education provides much-needed context to the ongoing debate over the best ways to educate children. Concerned with 'the inability of educators to integrate research and practice', Patrick Conroy guides the reader through the major epistemologies of the Western intellectual tradition and discusses the shortcomings of each. Rather than simply being another critic, Conroy provides 'complete, coherent theoretical models' which integrate practice and research, unifying the field with this new epistemology.
Contents
Preface. 1. Introduction. Part I2. Christianity, the Foundation of Western Culture. 3. Intellectual Life in the Middle Ages. 4. The Collapse of the Medieval World. 5. The Birth of the Modern Era. 6. The Devolution of Secular Philosophy. Part II: An Epistemology for Education. 7. The Source of Knowledge. 8. The Integration of Research and Practice. 9. Institutionalizing Intellectual Authority. 10. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.
