Leaders in philosophy of education : : intellectual self-portraits / / edited by Leonard J. Waks ; foreword by Jane Roland Martin.

• Superior document: Leaders in Educational Studies
• TeilnehmendeR: Martin, Jane Roland, 1929-; Waks, Leonard J.
• Place / Publishing House: Rotterdam ;, Taipei : : Sense Publishers,, [2008]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Series: Leaders in educational studies.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

Since the 1960s we have witnessed the development of philosophy of education as a vital intellectual field. Beginning with the work of Israel Scheffler at Harvard, and spreading rapidly to the United Kingdom under the influence of R.S. Peters and Paul Hirst at the London Institute of Education, analytical philosophers of education worked toward a new understanding of such central educational concepts as teaching, learning, explanation, curriculum, aims and objectives, freedom and authority, equality and liberal education. They also examined theoretical issues in educational research and critiqued reigning ideas in educational psychology. By the 1970s interest in the analysis of educational concepts and research methods had waned. A new generation of philosophers of education turned to new issues, including: intellectual and practical virtues, individual well-being, the education of girls and women, the ethics of care, creative thinking and imagination, multicultural education, globalization and many others. In this book, 24 leading philosophers of education since 1970 who remain influential today present the fascinating stories of their lives and important new contributions to the field. They trace their early experiences, initial encounters with philosophy and philosophy of education, creative directions in their work, mature ideas, and perceptions of future directions for the field. Each chapter contains a list of works chosen by the authors as their personal favorites.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Leonard J. Waks -- Introduction / Leonard J. Waks -- Inquiries about Inquiry / Sharon Bailin -- “Or What’s a Heaven For?” / Robin Barrow -- Practical Reason, Moral Virtue and Professionalism in Teaching / David Carr -- The Marketplace of Ideas Is Out of Everything but Irony / Kieran Egan -- The Construction of a Social Philosopher of Education / Walter Feinberg -- In Search of Agency for Classroom Teachers / Gary D Fenstermacher -- The Education of One Philosopher’s Eros / Jim Garrison -- Philosophy for the Fun of It / Sophie Haroutunian-Gordon -- In Pursuit of Reason / Paul H. Hirst -- It’s Not on the List / Jane Roland Martin -- A Way of Life / Nel Noddings -- Academic Self-Knowledge and Self-Deception / Michael A. Peters -- Blind Variation and Selective Retention / Hugh G. Petrie -- The Development of a Disillusionist / D.C. Phillips -- Fides Quaerens Intellectum / Richard Pring -- The Value of Reason / Emily Robertson -- The Road Taken / Francis Schrag -- In Search of Reasons / Harvey Siegel -- The Journey of a Teacher / Jonas F. Soltis -- Confessions of a Sublimated Cleric / Kenneth A. Strike -- The Making of a Schooling and Technology Skeptic / Leonard J. Waks -- The Centrality of Well-Being / John White -- From Female Anatomy to Civic Virtues / Patricia White -- Complexity, Contestation and Engagement / Christopher Winch -- Remembering Tom Green / Emily Robertson -- Philosophy of Education in the UK / Paul H. Hirst.