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The Philosophy of Education Professor Richard Pring

The Philosophy of Education By Professor Richard Pring

The Philosophy of Education by Professor Richard Pring


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Philosophy of Education brings together for the first time Professor Pring's thoughts on the philosophy of education. His writings reflect a consistency of thought about educational theory and educational aims - and the consequence of both for the nature and practice of educational research.

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The Philosophy of Education by Professor Richard Pring

This book for the first time brings together Professor PringGCOs thoughts on the philosophy of education and is his first global treatment of the subject. His writings reflect a consistency of thought about educational theory and educational aimsGCoand the consequence of both for the nature and practice of educational research. Professor Pring draws together the different themes, providing a distinctively philosophical perspective on educational theory and practice. This perspective challenges many of the ideas, which underpin government policy, impoverish educational practice and weaken educational research in a way unacknowledged even by the researchGCOs most ardent critics.

The Philosophy of Education Reviews

'...Philosophers of education and curriculum theorists will welcome the opportunity to be reminded of the earlier papers and to see how the key themes that feature in Pring's work throughout this period are developed in the context of recent debates about educational research and the curriculum...Making the case for educational theory that draws upon and informs practice Pring engages in lively fashion with those sociologists of knowledge and abstract theoreticians who bamboozle and bewilder their readers with a technical language that adds nothing to our understanding of what happens in schools...as a classroom practitioner in the early 1970s trying to make sense of the ways that some of the more obscure educational research described the workd that I shared with my pupils and colleagues it was alwats a relief and pleasure to read teh cogent and clear analyses that characterized what Pring regers to in this book as his 'philosophical puzzling about what is too often taken for granted by unreflective politicians, officials and professionals'...this book will provide a welcome source of light.' Volume 58, Number 1 -- Neil Burtonwood * Educational Review *
'15 important lectures and journal articles that represent Pring's long, distinguished, and provocative career...Pring's work is fascinating. His philosophical training has led him to a precision of language and thought which is delightful to observe...The style of his writing reflects the best of the British humanist tradition. It is clear, straightforward...full of illustrations...I commend to readers this fine work on teaching, a volume worthy of whatever effort necessary to get it within your purview.' ~ Erik M. Heen, Teaching Theology and Religion, Jan 2007 -- Erik M Heen, The Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia * Teaching Theology and Religion *

About Professor Richard Pring

Richard Pring is Emeritus Professor at the Department of Education, and Emeritus Fellow of Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, UK. He was Lead Director of the six year Nuffield Review of 14-19 Education and Training for England and Wales, and until 2003, Professor of Educational Studies, University of Oxford, UK, where he was Director of the Department.

Table of Contents

Introduction; Aims, Values and Standards; Philosophy, Common Sense and Educational Theory; Educational Research; Introduction; Part 1 - Aims, Values and Standards; Education as a Moral Practice; Educating Persons; The Aim of Education: Liberal or Vocational? The Context of Education: Monastery or Market Place? Subject-centred Versus Child-centred Education - a False Dualism; Standards and Quality in Education; Faith Schools: Can they be Justified? Part 2 - Philosophy, Common Sense and Educational Theory; 8. The Language of Curriculum Analysis; 9. Common Sense and Education; 10. Philosophy of Education and Educational Practice; Part 3 - Educational Research; 11. Evidence Based Policy and Practice; 12. Truth, Knowledge and Power; 13. Knowledge out of Control; 14. The 'False Dualism' of Educational Research; 15. The Virtues of an Educational Researcher; 16. The Future of Educational Research; Conclusion

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NPB9780826472397
9780826472397
0826472397
The Philosophy of Education by Professor Richard Pring
New
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2004-06-01
290
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