1st Edition
Education and the Education of Teachers (International Library of the Philosophy of Education volume 18)
This collection of important and significant papers examines a wide range of issues. One of the author's main concerns is to clarify the meaning of 'education' and 'quality in education' - a phrase often used in public debate but seldom scrutinized. Long-standing ambiguities latent in the concept of 'liberal education' are also exposed, and Herbert Spencer's question 'What knowledge is of most worth?', vital in the light of the recent vast development of knowledge, is considered. The first section of the collection clarifies different aspects of the concept of education and to reflect upon the difficulties and dilemmas facing teachers who strive to educate their pupils as distinct from just preparing them for examinations. This section concludes with a constructive re-examination of Plato's conception of education with a view to seeing what is acceptable in it instead of just concentrating on what is manifestly unacceptable. The second section is concerned with the role of edcuational theory in the education of teachers.
Part 1: Education 1. Education and the Educated Man 2. The Meaning of Quality in Education 3. Ambiguities in Liberal Education and the Problem of its Content 4. Dilemmas in Library Education 5. The Justification of Education 6. Was Plato Nearly Right about Education? Part 2: The Education of Teachers 7. The Place of Philosophy in the Training of Teachers 8. 'Education' as a Specific Preparation for Teaching 9. Education as an Academic Discipline 10. The Role and Responsibilities of the University in Teacher Education
Biography
David E Cooper is Professor of Philosophy (Emeritus) at Durham University, having previously taught at the universities of Oxford, Miami and London. He has been a Visiting Professor in the USA, Canada, Germany, Malta, South Africa and Sri Lanka and the Chair of several learned societies, including The Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain.
