1st Edition

Education and the Education of Teachers (International Library of the Philosophy of Education volume 18)

By R.S. Peters Copyright 1977
216 Pages
by Routledge

210 Pages
by Routledge

216 Pages
by Routledge

This collection of important and significant papers examines a wide range of issues. One of the author's main concerns is to clarify the meaning of  'education' and 'quality in education' - a phrase often used in public debate but seldom scrutinized. Long-standing ambiguities latent in the concept of 'liberal education' are also exposed, and Herbert Spencer's question 'What knowledge is of... Read more

Part 1: Education  1. Education and the Educated Man  2. The Meaning of Quality in Education  3. Ambiguities in Liberal Education and the Problem of its Content  4. Dilemmas in Library Education  5. The Justification of Education  6. Was Plato Nearly Right about Education?  Part 2: The Education of Teachers  7. The Place of Philosophy in the Training of Teachers  8. 'Education' as a Specific Preparation for Teaching  9. Education as an Academic Discipline  10. The Role and Responsibilities of the University in Teacher Education

Biography

David E Cooper is Professor of Philosophy (Emeritus) at Durham University, having previously taught at the universities of Oxford, Miami and London. He has been a Visiting Professor in the USA, Canada, Germany, Malta, South Africa and Sri Lanka and the Chair of several learned societies, including The Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain.