1st Edition

Philosophy and Education An introduction to key questions and themes

174 Pages

by Routledge

174 Pages

by Routledge

174 Pages

by Routledge

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Written specifically for education studies students, this accessible text offers a clear introduction to philosophy and education. It skilfully guides readers through this challenging and sometimes complex area bringing key philosophical ideas and questions to life in the context and practice of education. There is also a companion website to accompany the book, featuring live weblinks for each... Read more

Chapter One: Enduring Messages from Utopias (Melanie Parker) Chapter Two: Structures of Education and Society: Karl Marx and Marxism (Melanie Parker) Chapter Three: Critical and Revolutionary Pedagogies for Today’s Education and Society (Melanie Parker) Chapter Four: Being in Education: Phenomenology, Existentialism and Education (Ken Gale) Chapter Five: Foucault and the Construction of Knowledge, Meaning, Identity and Practices (Ken Gale) Chapter Six: Deleuze: the Pedagogic Potential of Always Creating Concepts (Ken Gale) Chapter Seven: Feminisms, Philosophy and Education (Ken Gale) Chapter Eight: Moral Reasoning, Ethics and Education (Joanna Haynes) Chapter Nine: Experience, Education and Democracy: the Work of John Dewey (Joanna Haynes) Chapter Ten: Philosophy’s Children (Joanna Haynes) Chapter Eleven: Critical Thinking, Dialogue and Communities of Enquiry (Joanna Haynes) Chapter Twelve: Philosophical Approaches to Researching Education Practices (Ken Gale with Joanna Haynes)