Education : a very short introduction /
Thomas, Gary, 1950-
Education : a very short introduction / Gary Thomas. - 1st ed. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013. - xvi, 137 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions ; 347 . - Very short introductions ; 347. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-129) and index.
Preface -- Beginnings -- Oil and water : the formal and the progressive -- The traditions unfold : ideas into practice -- Big ideas from the 20th century -- Analysts and theorists : what did they ever do for us? -- The curriculum -- School's out!
From the schools of ancient times to the present day, Gary Thomas looks at how and why education evolved as it has. By exploring some of the big questions, he examines the ways in which schools work, considers the differences around the world, and concludes by considering the future of education worldwide.
9780199643264 (pbk.)
2013431657
016209971 Uk
Education.
Education--Philosophy.
Education--Philosophy
Education.
LB14.7 / .T56 2013
370 / THE 2013
Education : a very short introduction / Gary Thomas. - 1st ed. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013. - xvi, 137 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions ; 347 . - Very short introductions ; 347. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-129) and index.
Preface -- Beginnings -- Oil and water : the formal and the progressive -- The traditions unfold : ideas into practice -- Big ideas from the 20th century -- Analysts and theorists : what did they ever do for us? -- The curriculum -- School's out!
From the schools of ancient times to the present day, Gary Thomas looks at how and why education evolved as it has. By exploring some of the big questions, he examines the ways in which schools work, considers the differences around the world, and concludes by considering the future of education worldwide.
9780199643264 (pbk.)
2013431657
016209971 Uk
Education.
Education--Philosophy.
Education--Philosophy
Education.
LB14.7 / .T56 2013
370 / THE 2013