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<p>This book explores the implications for the curriculum, for teaching and for the authority structure of schools and colleges of an analysis of e~educatione(tm) in which the development of knowledge and understanding is accorded a central position. The book explains what philosophy of education is, and by concentrating on its central concepts, initiates readers into exploring it for themselves. It also serves as a succinct introduction to the growing literature on philosophy of education in the UK. </p>