| Controversies Over the Purposes of Schooling: And the Meaning of Work Revised Edition Contributor(s): Benson, Norman (Author), Lyons, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0819177709 ISBN-13: 9780819177704 Publisher: University Press of America OUR PRICE: $58.43 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1990 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | History - Literary Collections | Essays - Education | Aims & Objectives |
| Dewey: 370.973 |
| LCCN: 90-31155 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.00 lbs) 268 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This revised edition of the original, first published by UPA in 1986, is a collection of readings designed to help students clarify their understanding of the ongoing debate over the responsibilities of schools. Contents: Do the Public Schools Educate Children Beyond the Position They Must Occupy in Life? William T. Harris; The Democratic Conception in Education, John Dewey; Dare the School Build a New Social Order? George S. Counts; A Control of Education, Theodore Brameld; Technology and Community, Kenneth D. Benne; Significant Learning, Carl Rogers; Great Expectations and the Experience of Work, Seymour Sarason; The Motivation-Hygiene Theory, Frederick Harzberg; Three Theoretical Approaches to Work, Richard Lyons; Job and Work Two Models for Society and Education, Arthur G. Wirth; Implementing Workplace Reforms in Schools, Norman Benson and Patricia Malone. |