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  • Education and the Development of Reason (International Library of the Philosophy of Education Volume 8)

    Edited by R.F. Dearden, Paul H. Hirst, R.S. Peters ...
    This volume critically and constructively discusses philosophical questions which have particular bearing on the formulation of educational aims. The book is divided into three major parts: the first deals with the nature of education, and discusses the various general aims, such as 'mental health', 'socialization' and 'creativity' which have been thought to characterize it; the second section is ... Read more

    $101.68 CAD

  • Theory & Practice in Education (RLE Edu K)

    Edited by R F Dearden ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Education
    The main concern of the volume is the relation of theory to practice in education but the book also reviews the state of educational theory, and its relation to politics. Beginning with a group of papers on specific areas of the relation between theory and practice, the book goes on to discuss aspects of the curriculum, such as curricular principles in recent official reports, the newly emerging ... Read more

    $101.68 CAD

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  • Why Things Matter to People

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    by Andrew Sayer ...
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  • Social Identity

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  • Gender and Social Psychology

    by Vivien Burr ...
    Series series Psychology Focus
    Explaining theory and research in an accessible but thorough manner, Gender and Social Psychology critically evaluates the contribution that psychology has made to the study of gender, examining key issues such a family roles and parenting, inequalities in education, jobs and pay, and the effects of media representation of the sexes. ... Read more

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  • Gender, Language and Discourse

    by Ann Weatherall ...
    Series series Women and Psychology
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  • Bioethics and the Humanities

    Attitudes and Perceptions

    by Robin Downie, Jane Macnaughton ...
    Series series Biomedical Law and Ethics Library
    Critiquing many areas of medical practice and research whilst making constructive suggestions about medical education, this book extends the scope of medical ethics beyond sole concern with regulation.Illustrating some humanistic ways of understanding patients, this volume explores the connections between medical ethics, healthcare and subjects, such as philosophy, literature, creative writing and ... Read more

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    by John Gingell, Christopher Winch ...
    Series series Routledge Key Guides
    This new edition of Philosophy of Education: The Key Concepts is an easy to use A-Z guide summarizing all the key terms, ideas and issues central to the study of educational theory today. Fully updated, the book is cross-referenced throughout and contains pointers to further reading, as well as new entries on such topics as:Citizenship and Civic EducationLiberalismCapabilityWell ... Read more

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  • Erving Goffman

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    Series series Key Sociologists
    Decades after his death, the figure of Erving Goffman (1922–82) continues to fascinate. Perhaps the best-known sociologist of the second half of the twentieth century, Goffman was an unquestionably significant thinker whose reputation extended well beyond his parent discipline.A host of concepts irrevocably linked to Goffman's name – such as 'presentation of self', 'total institutions', 'stigma', ... Read more

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  • Language, Ethnography, and Education

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