Author Description

This Book For The First Time Brings Together Professor Pring's Thoughts On The Philosophy Of Education And Is His First Global Treatment Of The Subject. His Writings Reflect A Consistency Of Thought About Educational Theory And Educational Aims-and The Consequence Of Both For The Nature And Practice Of Educational Research. Professor Pring Draws Together The Different Themes, Providing A Distinctively Philosophical Perspective On Educational Theory And Practice. This Perspective Challenges Many Of The Ideas, Which Underpin Government Policy, Impoverish Educational Practice And Weaken Education Contents; Introduction; Part I: Aims, Values And Standards; Part Ii: Common Sense And Educational Theory; Part Iii: Educational Research; Notes; Further Reading; Index Richard Pring. Description Based Upon Print Version Of Record. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. English