| Lessons from History of Education: The Selected Works of Richard Aldrich Contributor(s): Aldrich, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415358922 ISBN-13: 9780415358927 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2005 Annotation: Richard Aldrich has spent the last 25 years researching, thinking and writing about some of the key and enduring issues in history of education. He has contributed over 20 books and 200 articles to the field. In this book, he brings together over 18 of his key writings in one place. Starting with a specially written Introduction, which gives an overview of Richard's career and conceptualizes his selection, the chapters cover: - What is History of Education? - The Historian as Educator - Education Otherwise - Educational Reformers - The Education and Training of Teachers - Curriculum and Standards This book not only shows how Richard's thinking developed during his long and distinguished career; it also gives an insight into the development of the fields to which he contributed. In the World Library of Educationalists, international scholars themselves compile career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces - extracts from books, key articles, salient research findings, major theoretical and/practical contributions - so the world can read them in a single manageable volume. Readers will be able to follow the themes and strands of their work and see their contribution to the development of a field, as well as the development of the field itself. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | History - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - General |
| Dewey: 370.941 |
| LCCN: 2005007378 |
| Series: World Library of Educationalists |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.46" W x 9.18" (0.84 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Richard Aldrich has spent the last 30 years researching, thinking and writing about some of the key and enduring issues in history of education. He has contributed over 15 books and 75 articles to the field. In Lessons from History of Education, Richard Aldrich brings together 14 of his key writings in one place. Starting with a specially written Introduction, which gives an overview of his career and contextualises his selection, the chapters cover:
This book not only shows how Richard Aldrich's thinking developed during his long and distinguished career; it also gives an insight into the development of the fields to which he contributed. Richard Aldrich is Emeritus Professor of History of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK. Contributors to the series include: Richard Aldrich, Stephen J. Ball, James A. Banks, Jerome Bruner, John Elliott, Elliot W. Eisner, Howard Gardner, John K. Gilbert, Ivor F. Goodson, David F. Labaree, John White, Ted Wragg . |
