Moral & Social Purpose of Education

With numerous examples to supplement her rich theoretical discussion, Nel Noddings builds a compelling philosophical argument for an ethics based o...

This brilliant book, focused on the education of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children, offers a radical critique of traditional approache...

The education system is in crisis. In a recent survey, the United States was ranked sixteenth in literacy among a group of twenty-three developed n...

A Sunday Times Book of the Year'Passionate and courageous, insightful and humane, funny and moving, this is a wonderful book' David Nicholls, autho...

Challenging the assumption that access to technology is pervasive and globally balanced, this book explores the real and potential limitations plac...

Creativity is getting new attention in todays Americaalong the way revealing fault lines in U.S. culture. Surveys show people overwhelmingly seeing...

This book revisits key social issues and controversies in education. There are many social issues currently on political and governmental agendas, ...

Is education the filling of a bucket or is it the lighting of a fire?Mainstream education is frequently characterised by high-stakes testing and an...

Joel Spring''s history of school polices imposed on dominated groups in the United States examines the concept of deculturalization-the use of scho...

The intersection of education and religion raises complex questions and provokes heated-sometimes fraught-debates. Fundamentally, what is the role ...

The landscape of international education has changed significantly in the last ten years and our understanding of concepts such as international, g...

Perhaps more than ever, young people need help to cultivate a deep, inner sense of care and kindess to others.This book is for anyone who is a role...

In Class Dismissed, John Marsh debunks a myth cherished by journalists, politicians, and economists: that growing poverty and inequality in the Uni...