In this important and timely book, the contributors argue that the new statement of aims cannot be achieved within the confines of the current curriculum. In 2000, the school curriculum in England was equipped with an extensive set of aims and purposes directed at eliminating the widespread dissatisfaction at the content of the curriculum. In this book, leading experts in the teaching of school subjects examine the significance of the new aims for the reform of the curriculum. In two general introductory chapters John White discusses the aims and how they might be realised in schools and...
In this important and timely book, the contributors argue that the new statement of aims cannot be achieved within the confines of the current curricu...
John White has spent the last thirty-five years researching, teaching, thinking and writing about some of the key and enduring issues in philosophy of education. He has contributed over thirty books and 140 articles to the field.
In this book he brings together sixteen of his key writings in one place for the first time. Starting with a specially written introduction, John White gives an overview of his career and contextualises his selection within the development of the field. The chapters cover:
mind
state and curriculum
well-being
...
John White has spent the last thirty-five years researching, teaching, thinking and writing about some of the key and enduring issues in philosophy...
John White has spent the last thirty-five years researching, teaching, thinking and writing about some of the key and enduring issues in philosophy of education. He has contributed over thirty books and 140 articles to the field.
In this book he brings together sixteen of his key writings in one place for the first time. Starting with a specially written introduction, John White gives an overview of his career and contextualises his selection within the development of the field. The chapters cover:
mind
state and curriculum
well-being
...
John White has spent the last thirty-five years researching, teaching, thinking and writing about some of the key and enduring issues in philosophy...
The nature of intelligence and how it can be measured has occupied psychologists, educationalists, biologists and philosophers for hundreds of years. However, there has been little investigation into the rise of the traditional dominant educational ideology that intelligence and IQ have innate limits and are unchanging and unchangeable. This book traces the roots of this mind set back to early puritan communities on both sides of the Atlantic, drawing parallels between puritan dogma and the development of the traditional curricula and selection processes that are still firmly embedded in...
The nature of intelligence and how it can be measured has occupied psychologists, educationalists, biologists and philosophers for hundreds of year...
The nature of intelligence and how it can be measured has occupied psychologists, educationalists, biologists and philosophers for hundreds of years. However, there has been little investigation into the rise of the traditional dominant educational ideology that intelligence and IQ have innate limits and are unchanging and unchangeable. This book traces the roots of this mind set back to early puritan communities on both sides of the Atlantic, drawing parallels between puritan dogma and the development of the traditional curricula and selection processes that are still firmly embedded in...
The nature of intelligence and how it can be measured has occupied psychologists, educationalists, biologists and philosophers for hundreds of year...
Insights and guidelines for teaching the best students
"Not since Noverre and Fokine has a master teacher sought to clarify the present state of ballet. The goals John White sets for each level of training, the psychological philosophies he sets forth for teachers, the emphasis on a positive approach to teaching and forming relationships with students and parents can be read over and over again throughout a teacher s career."--Charles Flachs, Massachusetts Academy of Ballet
"It has been an inestimable privilege to have worked with John White for more than...
Insights and guidelines for teaching the best students
"Not since Noverre and Fokine has a master teacher sought to clar...
