Section three is dedicated to contemporary philosophical thought on education, providing the basis and reference point for an exploration of contemporary issues. Section two is devoted to particular thinkers of the past, and more general coverage of the history of philosophy of education. Section one of the book explores the nature of the philosophy of education and its relation to other aspects of educational theory and research. But it is also designed to be of use to practising teachers who wish to gain easy access to current philosophical thinking on particular contemporary educational issues, and to educationalists of all types who want a succinct guide to questions relating to the nature, the history, and the current state of the art of philosophy of education.

The handbook will be useful to students studying the field of philosophy of education, in the context of the study of educational foundations or theory. Robin Barrow is Professor of Philosophy of Education, Simon Fraser University.Ĭhristine McCarthy is Associate Professor of Philosophy of Education at the University of Iowa.Ĭover image © iStock | Cover design by Wendy Scott Richard Bailey is Professor of Education at the University of Birmingham.ĭavid Carr is Professor of Philosophy of Education at the University of Edinburgh.

SECTION III - Philosophy of Education and Educational Practiceġ6 The Wider Ethical Dimensions of Education and TeachingĢ8 Individual and Community Aims in Educationģ2 Philosophical Questions about Learning Technologies SECTION II - Some Key Historical Figures in the Philosophy of EducationĦ Rousseau’s ‘Émile’ and Educational Legacyġ0 Poststructuralism, Postmodernism and Education SECTION I - Educational Philosophy and TheoryĢ Schools of Thought in Philosophy of Educationģ The Philosophy of Education and Educational TheoryĤ The Philosophy of Education and Educational Practice

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