Must psychoanalysis be hostile to religion? Freud was a staunch critic of religion and grounded his views in psychoanalytic theory. This work details the philosophical bases of Freud's attack on religion and shows how he used multiple arguments drawn from epistemology, pragmatic concerns, and psychology. Although Freud's psychoanalytic theories changed significantly over the course of his work, his criticism of religion remained tied to his early theories of anxiety and wish fulfillment. Chapman shows that Freud's later revision of the anxiety theory provides grounds for a different, less...
Must psychoanalysis be hostile to religion? Freud was a staunch critic of religion and grounded his views in psychoanalytic theory. This work details ...
Focusing on education as a major area of public policy in England, this book explores a decade of rapid and intensive modernisation and draws out the lessons for those concerned with developing education systems across the globe.
Focusing on education as a major area of public policy in England, this book explores a decade of rapid and intensive modernisation and draws out the ...
This book draws on the lessons from one of the most intensive periods of educational reform in any country during recent times. The post-1997 English experience, under a New Labour government, is used to illustrate the opportunities and challenges associated with attempting to develop a world class education system. Such reforms are fiercely contested - and often polarized - with proponents stressing the opportunities created, while others reveal the erosion of professional values. Contributions from UK and overseas researchers, including Andy Hargreaves and John Smyth, reflect on the...
This book draws on the lessons from one of the most intensive periods of educational reform in any country during recent times. The post-1997 Engli...
The persistent challenge of achieving excellence and equity within education systems has renewed interest in generating context-specific solutions through localised school networks. But how can successful school networks be developed?
Based around the lifecycle of a network, this book traces the development of a network from its initial inception, exploring the ways in which it can be sustained and remain capable of meeting the future challenges faced by schools and their communities. The book explores a series of important issues facing school leaders, including:
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The persistent challenge of achieving excellence and equity within education systems has renewed interest in generating context-specific solutions ...
This book provides a contemporary overview of school effectiveness and improvement. It charts the development theory and research in this area and looks at the contribution made to policy and practice. It also challenges some assumptions that have become ingrained into the theoretical and methodological traditions of the field. By challenging these orthodoxies, it provides a framework that sets a new agenda and repositions the field to meet the emerging challenges of the twenty-first century.
It argues that traditional measures of school effectiveness are challenged as systems have...
This book provides a contemporary overview of school effectiveness and improvement. It charts the development theory and research in this area and ...
This book explores the extent to which external intervention has contributed to successful and sustainable school improvement. By drawing on international research and contemporary empirical evidence, Chris Chapman highlights the possibilities and limitations of external intervention in the context of the schooling system in England. The book concludes by outlining a radical framework that could potentially secure sustainable development for all schools. >
This book explores the extent to which external intervention has contributed to successful and sustainable school improvement. By drawing on intern...
This book explores the extent to which external intervention has contributed to successful and sustainable school improvement. By drawing on international research and contemporary empirical evidence, Chris Chapman highlights the possibilities and limitations of external intervention in the context of the schooling system in England. The book concludes by outlining a radical framework that could potentially secure sustainable development for all schools. >
This book explores the extent to which external intervention has contributed to successful and sustainable school improvement. By drawing on intern...
