1st Edition
Values, Education and the Adult (International Library of the Philosophy of Education Volume 16)
By R.W.K. Paterson
Copyright 1979
320 Pages
by
Routledge
316 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
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Routledge
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In this study of the main conceptual and normative issues to which the education of the adult gives rise, the author demonstrates that these issues can be understood and resolved only by coming to grips with some of the central and most contentious questions in epistemology, philosophy of mind, ethics, and social philosophy. A salient feature of the book is its searching examination of the... Read more
Part 1: The Concept of Adult Education 1. Adulthood and Education 2. Liberal Adult Education and its Modes Part 2: Educational Objectives 3. The Communication of Knowledge 4. The Advancement of Reason 5. The Moral Education of the Adult Part 3: Educational Processes 6. Teaching and Learning 7. The Uses of Maturity Part 4: Adult Education and Society 8. Concepts of Educational Justice 9. Education for Democracy
Biography
R.W.K. Paterson
