Full Description
First published in 1989. This introductory book in philosophy of education has been produced for the beginning student in the discipline. No previous experience in formal studies in either philosophy or education is a requirement for a full comprehension of the text. It is a product of the author's experience over a number of years of offering elementary courses in philosophy of education to first and second year college and university students who had either a general interest in the study of education or a more specific interest in becoming teachers. This text is suitable for both such groups and would therefore be useable in Departments of Philosophy as well as Faculties of Education.
Contents
Part 1 The nature of philosophical inquiry into educational discourse: definitions and the problem of meaning. Part 2 Metaphors in educational Discourse: Pitfalls Of Language-Vagueness, Ambiguity, Emotive Uses; metaphorical language; analyzing educational metaphors. Part 3 An analysis of the concept of education: several uses of the term education; R.S.Peters' analysis of education; critical remarks on Peters' Criteria. Part 4 Aims in education: the logic of aim; development of persons as the aim of education; interpreting aims of education; the role of the school in society. Part 5 Educational curricula and the nature of knowledge: the concept of curriculum; elements of curriculum; the nature of knowledge; the differentiation of knowledge; criticism of Hirst's forms of knowledge. Part 6 Child- centred curricula: contrasting approaches to curriculum; the needs curriculum; human nature considerations; priciples for selecting curriculum content. Part 7 Teaching and learning in education: the concept learning; the concept teaching; relationships between education, teaching and learning; indoctrination and other forms of Mis- Education. Part 8 Inter-personal and social issues in education: discipline; punishment; freedom and authority; the student-teacher relationship. Part 9 Moral education: introduction - why moral education? moral education and values education; moral development as the achievement of virtue; the paradox of moral education. Part 10 The justification of education: the nature of the justification; kinds of justification; a moral argument; instrumental justification; the pleasure principle as justification; non-instrumental instrinsic justification.
