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9781853962257 Academic Inspection Copy

Child-Centred Education

And Its Critics
  • ISBN-13: 9781853962257
  • Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
    Imprint: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
  • By John E M Darling
  • Price: AUD $135.00
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  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 19/02/2002
  • Format: Paperback 128 pages Weight: 200g
  • Categories: Philosophy & theory of education [JNA]
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'I recommend John Darling's book to everyone interested in education today' - Times Educational Supplement, Scotland 'It represents an important contribution to the study of curriculum at a time when that study is being seriously eroded, and is especially to be welcomed because that contribution seeks to keep alive the progressive alternative' - Early Years 'The book has much to offer. It is written with clarity and style, and in a language that is immediately accessible' - Education Today and Tomorrow 'Child-Centred Education is undoubtedly a well-researched and equally well-written book in addition to affording a rich source of references' - British Journal of Educational StudiesThis book traces the development of child-centred education and examines objections levelled at it by philosophers and politicians.The author challenges the widespread view that philosophers have shown child-centred educational theory to be incoherent.
Child-Centred Education Rousseau Revisited Footnotes to Rousseau Gathering Support Child-Centred Education Arrives Philosophy and R S Peters The Philosophers' Critique The Power of Peters The Black Paper Years The Curriculum and the Profession
'I recommend John Darling's book to everyone interested in education today' - Times Educational Supplement, Scotland 'It represents an important contribution to the study of curriculum at a time when that study is being seriously eroded, and is especially to be welcomed because that contribution seeks to keep alive the progressive alternative' - Early Years 'The book has much to offer. It is written with clarity and style, and in a language that is immediately accessible' - Education Today and Tomorrow 'Child-Centred Education is undoubtedly a well-researched and equally well-written book in addition to affording a rich source of references' - British Journal of Educational Studies
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