1st Edition

The Philosophy of Education (RLE Edu K) An Introduction

By Harry Schofield Copyright 1972
    304 Pages
    by Routledge

    304 Pages
    by Routledge

    There are many students who find philosophy of education difficult, because they have never received teaching in the basic essentials of general philosophy. This book begins by asking the basic question ‘what is philosophy?’ and examines a number of possible answers. Step by step the reader is introduced to the modern techniques of linguistic and concept analysis. Whenever a technical term is used it is explained and illustrated by reference to familiar situations in everyday life.

    Preface. 1. The Meaning and Function of Philosophy and Educational Philosophy. 2. The Concept ‘Education’. 3. The Concept ‘Training’. 4. The Concept ‘Child-Centred’. 5. The Concept ‘Aims’. 6. The Concept ‘Culture’. 7. The Concept ‘Curriculum’. 8. The Concept ‘Liberal Education’. 9. The Concepts ‘Conditioning’ and ‘Indoctrination’. 10. The Concept ‘Value-Judgments’. 11. The Concept ‘Values’. 12. The Concept ‘Morals’. 13. The Concepts ‘Freedom’ and ‘Authority’. Bibliography. Index.

    Biography

    Harry Schofield