Geoffrey Walford W. S. Pickering British Centre for Durkheimian Studies
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...
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 ...