1st Edition

Means and Ends in Education

By Brenda Almond Copyright 1982
128 Pages
by Routledge

128 Pages
by Routledge

128 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1982, Means and Ends in Education explores the contrasts between approaches to teaching where teaching is simply a means to some other end; approaches in which the end determines the means; and approaches in which means and ends are integrated and education serves an intrinsic purpose. The book considers the concept of education and evaluates different processes and... Read more
Preface; Introduction; Part One: Instrumentalist Approaches; 1: Teaching as Conditioning; 2: Machines, Teaching and Educational Technology; 3: Sleep-Teaching, Hypnosis and the Concept of Free Will; Part Two: Learner-Oriented Approaches; 4: Discovery Methods; 5: Self-Direction, Self-Expression and Autonomy; Part Three: Liberal Approaches; 6: Teaching, Training and Educating; 7: Education and Indoctrination; Conclusions; Further Reading; Bibliography; Index

Biography

Brenda Almond