Beyond Liberal Education: Essays in Honour of Paul H Hirst
ISBN: 9780203031780
Platform/Publisher: Taylor & Francis / Routledge
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Unlimited; Download: Unlimited
Subjects: Education; Curriculum Studies; Theory of Education; Education Policy & Politics; Education Policy;

This collection of essays by philosophers and educationalists of international reputation, all published here for the first time, celebrates Paul Hirst's professional career. The introductory essay by Robin Barrow and Patricia White outlines Paul Hirst's career and maps the shifts in his thought about education, showing how his views on teacher education, the curriculum and educational aims are interrelated. Contributions from leading names in British and American philosophy of education cover themes ranging from the nature of good teaching to Wittgensteinian aesthetics. The collection concludes with a paper in which Paul Hirst sets out his latest views on the nature of education and its aims. The book also includes a complete bibliography of works by Hirst and a substantial set of references to his writing.

Robin Barrow is Professor and Dean of Education at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia.,Patricia White is Research Fellow in Philosophy of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, and currently Chair of the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain.

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