New Essays in the Philosophy of Education (International Library of the Philosophy of Education Volume 13)

The contributors to this collection of essays offer a stimulating and varied range of approaches to this developing area. The volume includes discussions on the concept of education and such related topics as indoctrination and the nature and scope of the theory of education. Aspects of education including the field of moral education, and issues which are reflected prominently in the curricula of such subjects as Mathematics and Science in schools and colleges are considered. Contents......Page 6 General editor’s note......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 11 Part 1 Education......Page 12 1 The concept of education......Page 13 2 The concept of indoctrination......Page 36 3 The nature and scope of educational theory (1)......Page 47 4 The nature and scope of educational theory (2)......Page 62 Part 2 Education and values......Page 70 5 Education—a moral concept......Page 71 6 Moral autonomy as an aim of moral education......Page 84 7 Values in education (1)......Page 98 8 Values in education (2)......Page 113 Part 3 Aspects of education......Page 122 9 Language and moral education......Page 123 10 Is religious education possible?......Page 136 11 Aesthetic education......Page 158 12 The problem of curriculum sequence in mathematics......Page 173 13 Philosophy of education and the place of science in the curriculum......Page 187 Index......Page 206 Name index......Page 212 Routledge Contents 6 General editor’s note 8 Preface 10 Acknowledgments 11 Part 1 Education 12 1 The concept of education 13 2 The concept of indoctrination 36 3 The nature and scope of educational theory (1) 47 4 The nature and scope of educational theory (2) 62 Part 2 Education and values 70 5 Education—a moral concept 71 6 Moral autonomy as an aim of moral education 84 7 Values in education (1) 98 8 Values in education (2) 113 Part 3 Aspects of education 122 9 Language and moral education 123 10 Is religious education possible? 136 11 Aesthetic education 158 12 The problem of curriculum sequence in mathematics 173 13 Philosophy of education and the place of science in the curriculum 187 Index 206 Name index 212 9780415564519 Pp. viii, 480, 114 full pg photo-plts. Cloth, DJ, lg 8vo. First edition. Describes 175 species with detailed descriptions, photographs and line-drawings. Edited By Glenn Langford And D. J. O'connor. Includes Bibliographical References.