| The Philosophy of Education Contributor(s): Pring, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826487084 ISBN-13: 9780826487087 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $94.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2005 Annotation: This book for the first time brings together Professor Prings thoughts on the philosophy of education and is his first global treatment of the subject. His writings reflect a consistency of thought about educational theory and educational aimsand the consequence of both for the nature and practice of educational research. Professor Pring draws together the different themes, providing a distinctively philosophical perspective on educational theory and practice. This perspective challenges many of the ideas, which underpin government policy, impoverish educational practice and weaken educational research in a way unacknowledged even by the researchs most ardent critics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects |
| Dewey: 370.1 |
| Series: Continuum Studies in Education (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.6" W x 8.5" (0.84 lbs) 290 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book for the first time brings together Professor Pring's thoughts on the philosophy of education and is his first global treatment of the subject. His writings reflect a consistency of thought about educational theory and educational aims-and the consequence of both for the nature and practice of educational research. Professor Pring draws together the different themes, providing a distinctively philosophical perspective on educational theory and practice. This perspective challenges many of the ideas, which underpin government policy, impoverish educational practice and weaken educational research in a way unacknowledged even by the research's most ardent critics. |
