Routledge Library Editions: Philosophy of Education
About the Book Series
This set of 21 volumes, originally published between 1955 and 1997, amalgamates several topics on the philosophy of education, with a particular focus on religious education, curriculum studies, and critical thinking. This collection of books from some of the leading scholars in the field provides a comprehensive overview of the subject and will be of particular interest to students of philosophy, education and those undertaking teaching qualifications.
Free Children and Democratic Schools: A Philosophical Study of Liberty and Education
1st Edition
By Allen Brent
March 01, 2018
This book, first published in 1989, relates a theory of liberty to the practice of education, and reveals the implications of beliefs about freedom for our schools and classrooms. The author makes a reasoned plea for society to have more respect for children and not treat them as an inferior ...
Mixed Ability Grouping: A Philosophical Perspective
1st Edition
By Charles Bailey, David Bridges
February 23, 2018
The book, first published in 1983, explores the argument that justifies mixed ability groupings in schools and the consequences of practicing the different justificatory arguments. The issues to be dealt with by staff making decisions about grouping arrangements in their schools are clearly worked ...
Critical Thinking and Education
1st Edition
By Elizabeth Seymour Eschbach
February 22, 2018
The skills of ‘critical thinking’ occupy a contentious place in debates on education. It is of course widely recognised that education must consist of more than an unreasoning accumulation of facts and skills, and that modern society demands a highly-developed critical awareness to cope with its ...
Do Teachers Care About Truth?: Epistemological Issues for Education
1st Edition
By E. P. Brandon
February 22, 2018
This book, first published in 1987, examines the notion of truth and then discusses knowledge and the way in which much of our knowledge revises or rejects the common-sense we start from. The author argues that our knowledge is not as secure as some would like to think and that there are important ...
Education and Knowledge: The Structured Misrepresentation of Reality
1st Edition
By Kevin Harris
February 22, 2018
In this book, first published in 1979, Kevin Harris explores the idea that in capitalist liberal democracies formal education functions essentially not to reveal reality, but rather to transmit to each new generation a structured misrepresentation of reality. In defence of this controversial and ...
Education and the Value of Knowledge
1st Edition
By M. A. B. Degenhardt
February 22, 2018
In this title, first published in 1982, the author deals with some of the all-important questions of curriculum justification such as ‘why do we value knowledge?’; ‘why is it that we value some kinds of knowledge more than others?’; ‘can we simply receive knowledge to be good, or is our belief that...
Language, Ability and Educational Achievement
1st Edition
By Christopher Winch
February 22, 2018
This title, first published in 1990, engages in the current debates about the teaching of literacy and the reform of education. Based on his dissatisfaction with prevalent theories of educational achievement and his experience of teaching in elementary schools, Winch argues that the dichotomy of ...
Philosophical Foundations for the Curriculum
1st Edition
By Allen Brent
February 22, 2018
In this book, first published in 1978, Allen Brent sets out to explore some of the questions raised by theorists and philosophers regarding curriculum. He starts by investigating whether all knowledge is the product of social conditions of particular times or places, or whether there is some kind ...
Philosophical Issues in Education
1st Edition
By John Kleinig
February 22, 2018
The philosophy of education is an important component of most education courses. The subject is often split into two traditions, one emphasising the use of analytic philosophy, the other engaging in radical social criticism. This book, first published in 1982, brings together the strengths of both ...
Philosophy and Educational Foundations
1st Edition
By Allen Brent
February 22, 2018
What models in the social sciences underlie existing or proposed patterns of educational practice? What theories of knowledge inform such models and thus arguably sanction such practice? In this book, first published in 1983, the author seeks some tentative answers. Wittgenstein’s understanding of...
Philosophy of Lifelong Education
1st Edition
By Kenneth Wain
February 22, 2018
This book, first published in 1987, provides a rigorous philosophical analysis of lifelong education. The author presents his arguments simply and directly so that the book is accessible to students who are new to philosophy and adult education....
Religious Education: Philosophical Perspectives
1st Edition
By John Sealey
February 22, 2018
The majority of books on religious education are written by those who are themselves adherents of particular religious beliefs and such books almost invariably reflect their authors’ religious inclinations. Therefore a critical look at certain key aspects in religious education from a secular point...