A Philosophy of Schooling: Care and Curiosity in Community

by Julian Stern

Book Overview

This book provides an optimistic account of the value and role of schooling. Schooling is a common but not universal approach to education and has need of its own distinctive justification, in contrast to other approaches such as home-based or work-based education. The book tackles and rejects the various large-scale 'functional' theories of schooling which continue to dominate current debates and policies, such as schooling supporting employment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030100782
• ISBN13: 9783030100780
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"