Education : Philosophy & Social Aspects

Considers the changes that the Education Reform Act has made to the British education system and then examines the reforms from the perspective of the system in Japanese education. The text outlines areas in which the new system is deficient and discusses economic objectives of education. more...

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Leading education expert maps out a groundbreaking plan for parents embarking on educating their young children more...

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In this ground-breaking book, Gerald Grace addresses the dilemmas facing Catholic education in an increasingly secular and consumer-driven culture.. Theory and original research drawn from interviews with Catholic headts are combined. more...

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The past decade has seen increased awareness of the varied vulnerability of children to accident, abuse and assault. With its focus on intervention and prevention, Child Safety From Preschool to Adolescence will be especially valuable in educational settings, but will also be useful to a wide variety of professional areas including social work, the law, medicine and psychology. more...

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Young people who live most of their lives in the 21st century face dilemmas hardly experienced in the 20th century world: the rapid compression of space and time; an unprecedented rate of cultural and technological change; the dissolution of many traditional boundaries. Already, children live in a world unknown to us in our childhood – they ‘surf the net’, play virtual games and interact with cyberspace. What skills are required to help children navigate these very different spaces? How do they construct their identity and sense of place? How can educators bring order to their experiences and promote learning for the future? The Child’s World strives to answer these questions and more. Drawing on contributions from educators worldwide, it incorporates recent research and case studies to provide insight into how children interact with the world around them, and how this understanding can be used to improve learning. more...

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