216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
The concepts of autonomy and of critical thinking are of key importance in many contemporary accounts of the aims of education. Education, Autonomy and Critical Thinking analyzes their relationship to each other and to education, explores their roles in mortality and politics, and examines the part critical thinking has to play in fulfilling the educational aim of preparing young people for... Read more
1. Introduction: Autonomy and Education 2. Authority and Autonomy 3. Critical Rationality 4. The Development of Critical Rationality in a Practical Context 5. Critical Thinking and Context Independence 6. Autonomy and the Self 7. Autonomy and Conceptions of the Good 8. Autonomy and the Polity 9. Autonomy and Schooling 10. Autonomy, the Difference Principle and Educational Resources 11. Autonomy and Civic Education 12. Education and the Balanced Life 13. Policy Implications of the Argument of the Book.
Biography
Christopher Winch is Senior Lecturer in Educational Policy and Management at King’s College, London and was previously a primary school teacher.
