Randall Curren

A Companion to the Philosophy of Education

Herausgeber: Curren, Randall

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A Companion to the Philosophy of Education is a comprehensive guide to philosophical thinking about education. Offers a state-of-the-art account of current and controversial issues in education, including issues pertaining to multiculturalism, special education, sex education, and academic freedom.

Produktdetails

• Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
• Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 656
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. August 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 248mm x 171mm x 44mm
• Gewicht: 1066g
• ISBN-13: 9781405140515
• ISBN-10: 1405140518
• Artikelnr.: 21319933

Autorenporträt

Randall Curren is Professor and Chair of Philosophy and Professor of Education at the University of Rochester. He is the author of Aristotle on the Necessity of Public Education (2000) and other works in the philosophy of education, ethics, ancient Greek philosophy, political philosophy, and the philosophy of law. He is also the editor of Philosophy of Education: An Anthology (2006), and co-editor of the journal Theory and Research in Education.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface.

Contributors.

Introduction: Randall Curren (University of Rochester).

Part I: Historical And Contemporary Movements.

Part II: Teaching And Learning.

Part III: The Politics And Ethics Of Schooling.

Part IV: Higher Education.

Bibliography.

Index.

Rezensionen

"The philosophy of education encompasses problems from manyareas of philosophy -epistemology, philosophy of mind,professional ethics, and the theory of distributive justice, toname just a few - and the essays in this useful volumeaccurately reflect the field's breadth. Randall Curren has done anexcellent job of enlisting accomplished and influential authors ascontributors. His Companion will set the standard, both as ateaching tool and as a first source of information, for years tocome." George Sher, Rice University

"Randall Curren has put together an extraordinarilycomprehensive collection of essays on the philosophy of education.It should be of value to anyone interested in contemporary issuesor historical figures in the field." Catherine Elgin, HarvardGraduate School of Education