1st Edition

Perspectives on Plowden (RLE Edu K)

Edited By R Peters Copyright 1969
116 Pages
by Routledge

116 Pages
by Routledge

116 Pages
by Routledge

The Plowden Report, Children and their Primary Schools (1967), had a huge impact on education in the latter 20 th century, but at the time was labelled as left-wing, and of no practical use to the problems of education in the 1960s. The contributors to this volume were all concerned with the educational thinking of the Plowden Report, and its appropriateness or otherwise to the educational... Read more

Preface. 1. ‘A Recognizable Philosophy of Education’: A Constructive Critique Richard Peters. 2. The Aims of Primary Education Robert Dearden. 3. Other Aspects of Child Psychology Brian Foss. 4. Some Sociological Comments on Plowden Basil Bernstein and Brian Davies. 5. The Positive Roles of Society and the Teacher Lionel Elvin. Bibliography.

Biography

R Peters