The Philosophy of Education

This book for the first time brings together Professor Pring's thoughts on the philosophy of education. His writings reflect a consistency of thought about educational theory and educational aims - and the consequence of both for the nature and practice of educational research. Professor Pring draws together the different themes, providing a distinctively philosophical perspective on educational theory and practice. This perspective challenges many of the ideas which underpin government policy, impoverish educational practice and weaken educational research in a way unacknowledged even by the research's most ardent critics.

IntroductionPart 1 - Educational Aims, Standards and ValuesPart 2 - Educational Aims: Theory and PracticePart 3 - Educational Aims and the Preparation for TeachingPart 4 - Educational Values: ResearchConclusion