Title:
Education : a very short introduction / Gary Thomas.
Author:
Thomas, Gary, 1950-
Publication Information:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Call Number:
LB14.7 .T46 2013
Abstract:
From the schools of ancient times to the present day, Gary Thomas looks at how and why education evolved as it has. By exploring some of the big questions, he examines the ways in which schools work, considers the differences around the world, and concludes by considering the future of education worldwide.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780199643264
Series:
Very short introductions ; 347
Very short introductions ; 347.
Physical Description:
xvi, 137 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
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Contents:
Preface -- Beginnings -- Oil and water : the formal and the progressive -- The traditions unfold : ideas into practice -- Big ideas from the 20th century -- Analysts and theorists : what did they ever do for us? -- The curriculum -- School's out!
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