The Philosophy of Education

An Introduction

By: Professor Richard Bailey (Editor)

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This textbook seeks to explore the purpose and values of the philosophy of education, and specific issues of contemporary relevance. Unlike many other texts on the subject, The Philosophy of Education: An Introduction is fundamentally about the activity of philosophizing and not about (mostly long-dead) philosophers.

With this goal in mind, contributors have been selected who are capable of bringing the Philosophy of Education to life for the reader. All are respected as philosophers in their own right, and they write in an accessible and engaging manner. The chapters are not position statements that express one viewpoint at the expense of others; rather, they provide an overview of a topic, including reference to central concepts and discussion of major debates.

Each chapter: explains and summarises the main concepts and discussions in a particular area of debate; includes extracts from philosophical writing, followed by questions that guide the reader to engage critically and actively with the text; refers, where appropriate, to current events or topics; and, ends with a bibliographic section that guides the reader towards further reading, and suggests next steps and more challenging sources, or counter-pointed arguments.

The Philosophy of Education: An Introduction is primarily for students studying education studies and teacher education. It will also appeal to practising teachers who wish to engage with philosophical approaches to contemporary educational issues, and to educationalists who are looking for a succinct guide to philosophical perspectives on educational theory and practice.

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'This exciting text breaks new ground in its approach to philosophy of education in its modelling of the activity of philosophizing. Provocative and thought-provoking chapters by internationally esteemed education philosophers offer readers conceptual tools with which to consider important contemporary questions, policies and practices in education. It is a book that will appeal to students and educators who wish to develop a scholarly and critical orientation to issues in education.'Kathy Hall, Professor of Education and Head of the School of Education, University College Cork, Ireland

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List of Contributors	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
What Is the Philosophy of Education?	p. 4
What is philosophy? What is education?	p. 5
Writing philosophy of education	p. 10
The standard pattern (perhaps)	p. 10
Different types of philosophical thesis	p. 12
Some worked examples	p. 15
Conclusion: the practical importance of philosophy	p. 18
Further reading	p. 19
Does Education Need Philosophy?	p. 21
Introduction	p. 21
Recent history of philosophy in educational studies	p. 22
Nuffield Review	p. 24
Doing philosophy	p. 26
Educational aims	p. 28
Culture and community	p. 29
Learning and teaching	p. 30
Provision	p. 32
Conclusion	p. 32
Further reading	p. 33
Useful website	p. 34
What Is Education For?	p. 35
Introduction	p. 35
What is 'education' and must an educator have an aim?	p. 36
Knowledge for its own sake	p. 38
Education for work	p. 39
Education for well-being	p. 42
Further reading	p. 46
What Should Go on the Curriculum?	p. 48
Introduction	p. 48
What could go on the curriculum?	p. 49
The academic curriculum	p. 51
The vocational curriculum	p. 54
The virtue-based curriculum	p. 57
Conclusion	p. 59
Further reading	p. 59
Can We Teach Ethics?	p. 60
Introduction: to do and to be	p. 60
A lack of agreement on what is good	p. 61
Historical changes in moral thinking	p. 64
Further reading	p. 72
Useful websites	p. 73
Do Children Have Any Rights?	p. 74
Introduction	p. 74
The choice theory of rights	p. 75
The interest theory	p. 76
Why might children not have rights?	p. 78
Children's interests	p. 81
Conclusion: so, do children have rights?	p. 83
Further reading	p. 84
Useful websites	p. 85
Can Schools Make Good Citizens?	p. 86
Introduction	p. 86
What is a citizen?	p. 87
Conceptions of citizenship	p. 87
Making citizens	p. 91
Sites of citizen learning	p. 93
Conclusion	p. 97
Further reading	p. 97
Useful websites	p. 98
Should the State Control Education?	p. 99
Introduction	p. 99
The argument from autonomy	p. 102
Parents and communities versus the state	p. 103
Marketizing education	p. 107
Challenging the state	p. 109
The Escuela Moderna, 1904-1907	p. 110
Marxist positions	p. 111
Conclusion	p. 112
Further reading	p. 112
Educational Opportunities - Who Shall We Leave Out?	p. 113
Introduction	p. 113
Educational opportunity	p. 114
Equality of resources	p. 116
Equality of outcome	p. 116
Equality of opportunity	p. 117
What is meritocracy?	p. 118
Desert and merit - who deserves provision?	p. 118
Who would you reward?	p. 119
Is it acceptable to be inegalitarian?	p. 120
Are you elitist?	p. 120
Inclusion and the field of 'special education'	p. 121
The nature of difference	p. 122
Conclusion	p. 123
Further reading	p. 123
Useful websites	p. 124
Should Parents Have a Say in Their Children's Schooling?	p. 125
Introduction	p. 125
Arguments in favour of parental rights	p. 126
Arguments against parental rights	p. 130
Conclusion	p. 135
Further reading	p. 135
What's Wrong with Indoctrination and Brainwashing?	p. 136
Introduction	p. 136
The problem of indoctrination	p. 138
Demarcating indoctrination	p. 140
The apparent inevitability of indoctrination	p. 143
Conclusion: so, what's wrong with indoctrination?	p. 145
Further reading	p. 145
Useful websites	p. 145
Reading the Philosophy of Education	p. 147
Introduction	p. 147
Further reading	p. 157
Useful website	p. 157
Writing the Philosophy of Education	p. 158
Plato and dialogue	p. 159
Talking philosophy	p. 161
Philosophy and literature	p. 163
Further reading	p. 166
References	p. 167
Useful Websites	p. 175
Index	p. 17
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