{"product_id":"the-blackwell-guide-to-the-philosophy-of-education-isbn-9780631221197","title":"The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Education","description":"In this important survey, an international group of leading philosophers chart the development of philosophy of education in the twentieth century and point to signficant questions for its future.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a definitive introduction to the core areas of philosophy of education.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains 20 newly-commissioned articles, all of which are written by internationally distinguished scholars.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach chapter reviews a problem, examines the current state of the discipline with respect to the topic, and discusses possible futures of the field.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a solid foundation for further study.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Notes on Contributors. \u003cp\u003eForeword. (Paul Hirst).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction. (Nigel Blake, Paul Smeyers, Richard Smith, and Paul Standish).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart I: Social and Cultural Theories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Pragmatism and Education. (Jim Garrison and Alven Neiman).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Critical Theory and Critical Pedagogy. (Nigel Black and Jan Masschelein).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Postmodernism\/Post-structuralism. (Michael Peters and Kenneth Wain).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Feminism, Philosophy and Education. Imagining Public Spaces. (Maxine Greene and Morwenna Griffiths).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart II: Politics and Education.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Liberalism and Communitarianism. (Eamonn Callan and John White).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Democratic Citizenship. (Penny Enslin and Patricia White).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Education and the Market. (David Bridges and Ruth Jonathan).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Multicultural Education. (Pradheep Dillon and J. Mark Halstead).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart III. Philosophy as Education.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Activity of Philosophy and the Practice of Education. (Pádraig Hogan and Richard Smith).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Critical Thinking. (Sharon Bailin and Harvey Siegel).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Practical Reason. (Joseph Dunne and Shirley Pendlebury).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart IV: Teaching and Curriculum.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Higher Education and the University. (Ronald Barnett and Paul Standish).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Information and Communication Technology. (David Blacker and Jane McKie).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Epistemology and Curriculum. (Andrew Davies and Kevin Williams).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Vocational Education and Training. (Paul Hager and Terry Hyland).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Progressivism. (John Darling and Sven Erik Nordenbo).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart V: Ethics and Upbringing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Parents and Children. (Paul Smeyers and Colin Wringe).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Autonomy and Authenticity in Education. (Michael Bonnett and Stefaan Cuypers).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Changing Notions of the Moral and of Moral Education. (Nel Noddings and Michael Slote).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Education in Religion and Spirituality. (Hanan Alexander and Terence H. McLaughlin).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"An experienced quartet of editors has brought complementary ranges of expertise to a volume that fully maintains the high standards of a series, Blackwell Philosophy Guides, that is proving to be both invaluable to students and a repository of the best in contemporary philosophical thinking. The twenty dual-authored contributions, like the editors' introduction, confirm the conviction – Plato's, Nietzsche's, Dewey's – that not only is authentic philosophy educative but that an authentic education engages the philosophical imagination.\" \u003ci\u003eDavid E. Cooper, University of Durham\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This volume contains many excellent essays that between them capture in an authoritative – and lucid – way the intellectual diversity of the contemporary field of philosophy of education. Clearly it should have a place in the professional library of all serious students of the field.\" \u003ci\u003eD.C. Phillips, Stanford University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This excellent collection documents the vitality and relevance of contemporary philosophy of education. Its combination of disciplinary and topical subject matters provides a framework for discussions that are philosophically rigorous at the same time that they touch upon and illuminate many of the prevailing educational concerns of our time. Most impressively, this collection blends the voices of 45 different scholars, from 11 different nations, into a coherent conversation around the discipline's history, development, and future prospects.\" \u003ci\u003eNicholas C. Burbules, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The top people writing this (Barnett on the university, Bridges on the market, Griffiths on feminism and equity, Halstead on values, Noddings on social policy, Peters on postmodernism, Wringe on democracy) provide a well-arranged collection of materials likely to interest students of education, studying it at university and in continuing education, as well as educational researchers, ethicists, people looking at citizenship, and anyone lecturing in the field. A comprehensive set of references at the end provides any reader, and any library manager wanting to check this area of their collection, with an excellent benchmark listing.\" \u003ci\u003eReference Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The 20 chapters provide a panoramic view of current activity in philosophy of education. They also largely achieve the editors stated goal of placing this activity in the context of key aspects of the nature and development of the discipline.\" \u003ci\u003eChoice, May 2003\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eNigel Blake\u003c\/b\u003e teaches at the Open University, Paul Smeyers at the University of Leuven in Belgium, Richard Smith at the University of Durham, and Paul Standish at the University of Dundee. They originally came together to explore their shared interest in postmodern issues and poststructuralist theory in relation to education. Their first collaboration. Thinking Again Education after Postmodernism (1998), laid the foundations, for other projects, including Education in an Age of Nihilism (2000). They have also addressed the educational influence of the European Union, reform in higher education, issues of online education and of moral education in their joint projects.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Smeyers\u003c\/b\u003e at the University of Leuven in Belgium.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Smith\u003c\/b\u003e at the University of Durham.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Standish\u003c\/b\u003e at the University of Dundee.\u003c\/p\u003e  Philosophy of education has now established itself throughout the world as a theoretically significant and practically vital discipline. In this important survey, an international group of leading philosophers charts the development of the field in the twentieth century and points to important questions for its future.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach chapter has been written as a collaboration between authors in order to emphasize the diversity of thought, and where appropriate, the dissent and debate that is intrinsic to the field. The contributors explore social and cultural theories, politics and education, philosophy as education, teaching and curriculum, and ethics and upbringing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Guide to Philosophy of Education\u003c\/i\u003e is state-of-the-art map to the field as well as a valuable reference book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990174187749,"sku":"NP9780631221197","price":61.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631221197.jpg?v=1761786787","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-blackwell-guide-to-the-philosophy-of-education-isbn-9780631221197","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}