1st Edition

Markets, Managers and Theory in Education

By John Halliday Copyright 1990
190 Pages
by Routledge

190 Pages
by Routledge

190 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1990. This book is concerned with the logic of the relationship between educational theory and practice. It is a fundamental examination of three ideas: Vocationalism - the idea that the central purpose of education is to prepare people for work. Managerialism - the idea that this preparation can be managed by those not intimately concerned with the practice of... Read more

Preface. Introduction 1. Theoretical Origins 2. Practical Implications 3. Towards Interpretive Coherence 4. Rationality 5. Hermeneutics 6. A Philosophical Alternative

Biography

Halliday, John