ABSTRACT

This set of 21 volumes, originally published between 1955 and 1997, amalgamates several topics on the philosophy of education, with a particular focus on religious education, curriculum studies, and critical thinking. This collection of books from some of the leading scholars in the field provides a comprehensive overview of the subject and will be of particular interest to students of philosophy, education and those undertaking teaching qualifications.

1. Mixed Ability Grouping: A Philosophical Perspective, 2. Do Teachers Care About Truth?: Epistemological Issues for Education, 3. Philosophical Foundations for the Curriculum, 4. Philosophy and Educational Foundations, 5. The Uses of Schooling, 6. Free Children and Democratic Schools: A Philosophical Study of Liberty and Education, 7. Education and the Value of Knowledge, 8. The Place of Commonsense in Educational Thought, 9. Education and Knowledge: The Structured Misrepresentation of Reality, 10. Religious Education and Religious Understanding: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religious Education, 11. Philosophical Issues in Education, 12. Critical Thinking and Education, 13. Teaching Critical Thinking: Dialogue and Dialectic, 14. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education, 15. The Teacher: Theory and Practice in Teacher Education, 16. Thinking in School and Society, 17. Religious Education: Philosophical Perspectives, 18. Values across the Curriculum, 19. Philosophy of Lifelong Education, 20. Language, Ability and Educational Achievement, 21. Understanding Educational Aims