1st Edition

Secular and Spiritual Values Grounds for Hope in Education

By Dudley Plunkett Copyright 1990
170 Pages
by Routledge

170 Pages
by Routledge

170 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1990, educational debate in the western world was dominated by pragmatic, utilitarian values. The prevailing assumption was that education should be geared towards fitting people into the world of work. Dudley Plunkett broke new ground in this debate by seeking to reconcile secular and spiritual values in educational policy and practice. Secular and Spiritual Values... Read more

Preface.  Part 1: Issues and Concerns  Introduction.  1. Society and Education: A Crisis of Values  Part 2: Alternative Perspectives  2. The Market Economy of Education  3. The Education of the Mind  4. The Holistic Alternative  5. The Transcendent Perspective  Part 3: Vision and Task  6. The Vision: Education for Mind, Heart and Spirit  7. The Task: Regenerating Education.  Epilogue.  Annexe 1.  Annexe 2.  References.  Index.

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Plunkett, Dudley