Education and the Education of Teachers (International Library of the Philosophy of Education volume 18) - Softcover

Peters, R.S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415647398 ISBN 13: 9780415647397

Publisher: Routledge, 2012

Synopsis

This collection of important and significant papers examines a wide range of issues. One of the author's main concerns is to clarify the meaning of  'education' and 'quality in education' - a phrase often used in public debate but seldom scrutinized. Long-standing ambiguities latent in the concept of 'liberal education' are also exposed, and Herbert Spencer's question 'What knowledge is of most worth?', vital in the light of the recent vast development of knowledge, is considered. The first section of the collection clarifies different aspects of the concept of education and to reflect upon the difficulties and dilemmas facing teachers who strive to educate their pupils as distinct from just preparing them for examinations. This section concludes with a constructive re-examination of Plato's conception of education with a view to seeing what is acceptable in it instead of just concentrating on what is manifestly unacceptable. The second section is concerned with the role of edcuational theory in the education of teachers.

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Review:

'Professor R.S. Peters is one of the most influential and respected philosophers of education writing in Britain today. This collection of important and significant papers examines a wide range of issues with his customary incisiveness and clarity.' - International Library of the Philosophy of Education

About the Author:

David E Cooper is Professor of Philosophy (Emeritus) at Durham University, having previously taught at the universities of Oxford, Miami and London. He has been a Visiting Professor in the USA, Canada, Germany, Malta, South Africa and Sri Lanka and the Chair of several learned societies, including The Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0415647398
• ISBN 13: 9780415647397
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 216