Offering a variety of perspectives on some of the most fundamental questions about moral education the volume is written in the belief that philosophy has an important contribution to make in bringing about a clearer understanding of the task of moral education. There is an international team of contributors including both philosophers and educationalists. These include; David Best, Brian Crittenden, Paul Hirst, Ruth Jonathon, John Kekes, Will Kymlicka, Alasdair MacIntyre and Amelie Oksenberg Rorty.

Mile Durkheim's teaching and writing on education has traditionally been a neglected area of research. Much of his work on this subject was published posthumously and only translated into English in the late 1970s. However, philosophers of education increasingly argue that Durkheim's ideas are applicable to modern education. This volume explores Durkheim's place in modern educational thought at three different levels: Durkheim's ideas on education are analyzed and placed in the context of a modern society; current educational issues are explored using a Durkheimian framework; Durkheim's...

This book provides an integrated treatment of the relationship between political economy and vocational education at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Approaching the subject from a philosophical perspective the author engages with debates about
* the work-related aims of education
* the moral and spiritual significance of work
* the conceptualisation of political economy
* high-skill economies and vocational education
* the 'end of work' thesis
* the relationship between education and training in vocational education
* future work patterns
* the...

Bringing together the work of international experts in the field and two interviews with Derrida himself, this book provides a key to the major contemporary reflections Derrida's work has prompted on educational issues. At the same time the book gives a systematic introduction to the central ideas of deconstruction, and explores their relevance to educational theory and practice. Fundamental educational issues addressed include: the tension between sameness and otherness; inclusion and exclusion; questions about control and freedom; educational rights and responsibilities; conceptions of...

In recent years there has been an increase in the number of calls for moral education to receive greater public attention. In our pluralist society, however, it is difficult to find agreement on what exactly moral education requires. Philosophical Discussion in Moral Education develops a detailed philosophical defence of the claim that teachers should engage students in ethical discussions to promote moral competence and strengthen moral character. Paying particular attention to the teacher's role, this book highlights the justification for, and methods of, creating a classroom...

Focusing on education and its relation to professional accountability, this book views the issues from different but related perspectives. It examines the detrimental effects which the system of accountability has had on education and its practice.

This book presents a broad range of research related to how social knowledge is shared, transmitted and transformed in the context of education and professional formation. The chapters of this edited collection reflect different theoretical and empirical approaches to that form of common-sense knowledge called social representations, the theory of which was developed almost a half-century ago by Serge Moscovici. Scholars from various research institutions in Brazil, France and Sweden, spanning a wide variety of disciplines within the social sciences, have contributed chapters that are grouped...

Grounded in philosophical approaches to cognition, this book presents a radical reframing of how children learn geometrical concepts in their early years. The book exhibits the shortcomings of other theories, including embodiment and enactivist approaches and advances an understanding of mathematics in the flesh.

"This volume explores the reception of John Dewey's ideas in various historical and geographical settings such as Japan, China, Argentina, Mexico, Chile, Spain, Russia, and Germany, analyzing how and why Dewey's thought was interpreted in various ways according to mediating local discursive and ideological configurations and formations"--