Philosophy of education /

Title:

Philosophy of education /

Author:

Noddings, Nel.

Format:

Book

Institution:

Lesley Sherrill

Contents:

1. Philosophy of education before the twentieth century. Socrates and Plato ; Aristotle ; Rousseau ; Pestalozzi, Herbart, and Froebel ; Summary questions ; Introduction to the literature -- 2. The philosophical and educational thought of John Dewey. Dewey 's philosophical orientation ; The meaning and aims of education ; Dewey's psychology ; Dewey's theory of knowledge ; Democracy and education ; The place of subject matter ; Dewey today : an assessment ; Summary questions ; Introduction to the literature -- 3. Analytic philosophy. Philosophical analysis in education ; The analysis of teaching ; Current analyses of teaching ; Summary questions ; Introduction to the literature -- 4. Continental philosophy. Existentialism ; Phenomenology ; Critical theory ; Hermeneutics ; Postmodernism ; Summary questions ; Introduction to the literature -- 5. Logic and critical thinking. Critical thinking in the common core ; The earlier debate ; A bit of formal logic ; Critical thinking and moral commitment ; Pedagogical neutrality ; Summary questions ; Introduction to the literature -- 6. Epistemology and education. Justified true belief ; Foundationalism ; Truth ; Nonfoundational theories of knowledge ; Epistemology and education ; Constructivism ; Summary questions ; Introduction to the literature -- 7. Philosophy of social science and educational research. How does science grow? ; A debate in educational research ; Some examples ; Summary questions ; Introduction to the literature -- 8. Ethics and moral education. Pre-Enlightenment ethics ; Enlightenment ethics ; Utilitarianism ; Deweyan ethics ; Moral education ; Cognitive developmentalism ; Summary questions ; Introduction to the literature -- 9. Social and political philosophy. The current debate ; Justice and equality in education ; Summary questions ; Introduction to the literature -- 10. Problems of school reform. Equality ; Accountability ; Standards ; Testing ; Summary questions ; Introduction to the literature -- 11. Multiculturalism and cosmopolitanism. Multiculturalism ; Cosmopolitanism ; The educator's dilemma ; Summary questions ; Introduction to the literature -- 12. Feminism, philosophy, and education. Feminist critiques of philosophy ; Epistemology ; Philosophy of social science ; Ethics ; Care and education ; Summary questions ; Introduction to the literature.

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Library holdings:

Lesley/EDS-Sherrill Library Main Stacks
LB14.7 .N63 2016 – Unavailable

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  On reserve for EARED 6110-Arts & Education: History & Philoso (EARED: Adams)