1st Edition

The Social Purposes of Education Personal and Social Values in Education

By K.G. Collier Copyright 1959
    252 Pages
    by Routledge

    252 Pages
    by Routledge

    First Published in 1998. This is Volume XXIV of twenty-eight in the Sociology of Education series. This book seeks to provide an introduction and guide to social psychology of education, looking at schools as a social space. Written in 1959 it is addressed primarily to teachers and student-teachers, taking in moral and social aspects of personality and not seeing schools as being for just academic instruction.

    Part One The Challenge of the Present Situation; Chapter I The Challenge of an Evolving Society; Chapter II The Increase in Scale of Modern Communities; Chapter III Changing Attitudes to Authority and Tradition; Part two The Response; Chapter IV The Resources of our Community; Chapter V The Creation of a Tradition; Chapter VI Educational Objectives; Part three The Underlying Assumptions; Chapter VII The Development of Values and Attitudes in the Growing Personality; Chapter VIII Self and Conscience; Chapter IX Learning; Chapter X Scientific and Ethical Presuppositions; Part four Educational Principles; Chapter XI Authority and Discipline; Chapter XII Authority and Part icipation; Chapter XIII The Rhythm of Learning; Chapter XIV Integrity; Chapter XV Science and General Education;

    Biography

    K.G. Collier