Educational philosophy for 21st century teachers
This book explores education in the 21st century in post-modern Western societies through a philosophical lens. Taking a broad perspective of education and its attendant terminology, assumptions, myths and influences; the author examines why we teach as opposed to how. In doing so, he includes not o...
| Main Author: | Stehlik, Thomas, |
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| Other Authors: | SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Cham, Switzerland :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2018]
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (XIII, 308 pages) : 10 illustrations, 7 illustrations in color. |
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Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- What is Education for?
- Part I. The History of Philosophy and the Purpose of Education
- Chapter 2. The Importance of Philosophy
- Chapter 3. The Purpose of Education
- Part II. Schooling versus Education
- Chapter 4. School: History, Meaning, Context and Construct
- Chapter 5. School: Rhetoric, Reality and Revisionism
- Part III. The Kingdom of Childhood
- Chapter 6. Development over the Life Span
- Chapter 7. The Twenty-First-Century Child
- Part IV. 'I Always Wanted to Be a Teacher'
- Chapter 8. Teaching the Teachers
- Chapter 9. The Role of the Teacher
- Part V. Case Studies of Educational Philosophies
- Chapter 10. International Comparisons and Case Studies
- Chapter 11. Thinking Outside the Classroom
- Part VI. The Future of Education
- Chapter 12. Predicting Unknown Futures
- Chapter 13. A Holistic View of Education.