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  • Civil Society’s Education

    Reflections on the Informal Roots of Learning

    Series series Bloomsbury Inquiries in Philosophy and Education
    This book examines the relationship between the educational activities of civil society and those of the state via three case studies in vocational education, political education, and educational markets. Winch argues that the narrower educational activities of the state cannot be understood independently of those that take place in civil society which consists of institutions such as families, ... Leer más

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  • Educational Assessment on Trial

    Series series Key Debates in Educational Policy
    What purpose does educational assessment serve? Are the same instruments suitable for different purposes? How much trust can we place upon the outcomes of educational assessment?The subject of educational assessment is much discussed and much misunderstood. Policymakers assert its importance to quality in education and its essential role in ensuring accountability for public education, and the ... Leer más

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  • Dyslexia

    Developing the Debate

    Series series Key Debates in Educational Policy
    Dyslexia is often presented as a clearly delineated condition that can be diagnosed on the basis of appropriate cognitive tests with corresponding forms on intervention. However, this approachable text explores the issues behind this assertion in bringing together leading figures in the field to debate dyslexia.Julian Elliott shows that understandings and usage of the dyslexia label vary ... Leer más

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  • Dimensions of Expertise

    A Conceptual Exploration of Vocational Knowledge

    A detailed philosophical debate on the nature of expertise is long overdue and Dimensions of Expertise opens up that debate. Christopher Winch firstly explores an account of know-how, derived primarily from the pioneering work of Gilbert Ryle, and moves on to relate this epistemological debate to discussions concerning the nature of expertise in vocational and professional education, including ... Leer más

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  • Special Educational Needs

    A New Look

    Series series Key Debates in Educational Policy
    Special Educational Needs: A New Look by Mary Warnock was initially published by the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain in 2005. In this new edition, Warnock has updated her argument, Brahm Norwich has contributed a counter-argument and Lorella Terzi has provided an introduction and afterword, drawing the two debates together.The issues debated in this new edition of Special ... Leer más

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  • The Age of Responsibility

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