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New Perspectives in Philosophy of Education seeks to build a bridge between philosophical reflection and socio-political action by developing a range of critical discussions in the areas of ethics, politics and religion. This volume brings together established authorities and a new generation of scholars to ask whether philosophy of education can contribute to political and social discourse, or whether it is destined to remain the marginal gadfly of mainstream ideology. The philosophy of education stands in danger of becoming a neglected field at precisely the moment we need to be able to reflect upon the increasingly apparent costs of the technocratic attitude to education. While many of the educational policy discussions of recent years seem far-reaching and radical, critical debate surrounding these initiatives remain largely at a populist level. New Perspectives in Philosophy of Education provides contemporary responses to philosophical issues that bear upon educational studies, policies and practices, contributing to the debate on the role of philosophy of education in an increasingly fractured intellectual milieu.

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Author:   Dr David Lewin (Liverpool Hope University, UK) ,  Alexandre Guilherme (Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) ,  Dr Morgan White (Liverpool Hope University, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9781474282642

ISBN 10:   1474282644
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   21 April 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction, Alex Guilherme (Liverpool Hope University, UK), David Lewin (Liverpool Hope University, UK), and Morgan White (Liverpool Hope University, UK) Prelude 1. What's the Use of Philosophy of Education?, Paul Standish (Institute of Education, University of London, UK) Part One: Ethics 2. Technological Thinking in Education, David Lewin (Liverpool Hope University, UK) 3. Learning Analytics and the Education of the Human, David Lundie (Liverpool Hope University, UK) 4. The Personal and Impersonal in Moral Education, Adrian Skilbeck (Institute of Education, University of London, UK) 5. Rousseau's Pedagogical Hermeneutics and Some Implications for Moral Education, David Aldridge (Oxford Brookes University, UK) Part Two: Politics 6. Universities, Citizens, and the Public, Morgan White (Liverpool Hope University, UK) 7. The Interpretive Tradition and its Legacy, Jon Nixon (Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong) 8. An Epistemic Monoculture and the University of Reasons, Richard Smith (Durham University, UK) 9. Towards an Anarchist Philosophy of Education, Judith Suissa (Institute of Education, University of London, UK) Part Three: Religion 10. Buber, Religion, and Inclusion, Alex Guilherme (Liverpool Hope University, UK) 11. A Philosophical Assessment of Spiritual Education, Ruth Wills (University of Winchester, UK) 12. Theology as Partner for Educators, John Sullivan (Liverpool Hope University, UK) 13. Essential Features of a Catholic Philosophy of Education, David Torevell (Liverpool Hope University, UK) Index

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The three sections of the book ... provide the reader with a balanced presentation and fresh interpretation of key contemporary issues... [It] allows younger academics to make a contribution to the field. The format, content, and general style of the book make it particularly suitable for a student readership and for others without advanced knowledge or training in philosophy. This is important given the relative neglect of the philosophy of education in the contemporary formation of young teachers. W. John Morgan, University of Nottingham, UK

Author Information

David Lewin is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy of Education at Liverpool Hope University, UK, where he is director of the Philosophy of Education Research Group. Alexandre Guilherme is Adjunct Professor at the School of Humanities, Department of Education, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Morgan White is Lecturer in Education at Liverpool Hope University, UK, where he is co-founder of the Philosophy of Education Research Group.

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