216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
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Marx and Education is the first assessment of the educational thought of Karl Marx (1818-1883) and its later influence, in the light of developments at the close of the twentieth century. It provides a new perspective, in which many aspects of Marx's ideas are seen clearly for the first time, freed from misleading associations and outdated prejudices. Marx's thinking on education touches on many... Read more
Contents: Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I: Educational Theory: Human nature; Alienation; Praxis; Historical materialism; Ideology. Part II: Educational Practice: Problems and programmes; Polytechnical training; Work, play and school; State education; Socialist schooling. Conclusion: Marx's educational legacy; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Robin Small is an Associate Professor in the School of Education, University of Auckland, New Zealand. His previous books include Nietzsche in Context (Ashgate, 2001), A Hundred Years of Phenomenology (Ashgate, 2001) and Nietzsche and Rée: A Star Friendship (Oxford University Press, 2005).
"I can highly recommend the book. It is very readable, and its careful documentation, contextualisation and interpretation of what Marx has written on education makes it an important contribution to Marx scholarship as well as to the study of education and society."
- Palle Rasmussen, Aalborg University, Denmark.
