The SAGE Handbook of Philosophy of Education

My research is primarily in the areas of epistemology and moral philosophy. Particular areas of interest include: educational theory, humanities, the problematic nature of empirical inquiry into human activity, and the role of higher education.

PART ONE: EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY AND THEORY What Is Philosophy of Education? - D C Phillips Schools of Thought in Philosophy of Education - Robin Barrow The Philosophy of Education and Educational Theory - David Carr The Philosophy of Education and Educational Practice - Richard Pring PART TWO: SOME KEY HISTORICAL FIGURES IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION Plato and Education - Ieuan Williams Rousseau's Emile and Educational Legacy - Jack Martin and Nathan Martin John Dewey and Educational Pragmatism - James Scott Johnston T S Eliot, Education and Culture - Andrew Reid R S Peters, Liberal Traditionalist - M A B Degenhart Post-Structuralism, Postmodernism and Education - Richard Smith Feminism and Education - Cris Mayo and Barbara Stengel Education and the Catholic Tradition - Kevin Williams Gazetteer of Educational Thinkers - Compiled by Robert Manery PART THREE: PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE The Pofessional Status of Teaching - Timothy Reagan Teaching and Pedagogy - David T Hansen and Megan J Laverty The Wider Ethical Dimensions of Education and Teaching - Hugh Sockett Moral and Citizenship Education - J Mark Halstead Indoctrination - Richard Bailey Knowledge and Truth - Harvey Siegel The Value of Knowledge - Brenda Almond Concepts of Mind - Christine McCarthy Learning - Andrew Davis Motivation and Learning - Frederick S Ellett Jr and David P Erickson Transferable Skills - Stephen Johnson Educational Assessment - John Halliday Inclusion and Diversity - Penny Enslin and Nicki Hedge Equality and Justice - Claudia Ruitenberg and Daniel Vokey Individual and Community Aims in Education - John P Portelli and Francine Menashy Art and Aesthetics in Education - Constantin Koopman Religious Education - James C Conroy and Robert A Davis Physical Education - Mike McNamee and Richard Bailey Philosophical Questions about Learning Technologies - Craig A Cunningham and Briana L Allen Personal and Social Education - Graham Haydon Education and the Environment - Michael Bonnett

'This is an impressive collection of contributions from many of the leading figures in the field of philosophy of education in the Western world. It is wide ranging in its scope and coverage of the field and offers perhaps the best single point of reference for anyone wanting to see what the subject has to offer to an understanding of education as a field of practice, policy and enquiry -- and that, as these well crafted pieces demonstrate, is a lot' - David Bridges Professor Emeritus, University of East Anglia, Professorial Fellow, University of Cambridge Faculty of Education "This volume is to be recommended to all educators with an interest in philosophy of education... the quality of writing was excellent throughout [with] examples of what a range of perspectives looks like, with an admirable ability to consider the weaknesses of these positions alongside their strengths...highly recommended as an introduction to the field." Journal of Research in International Education "In brief, this SAGE Handbook is an interesting and informative book on philosophy of education. It can be "handy" to a wide range of interested readers, eg, students of different educational disciplines new to the area of philosophy; teachers, with no familiarity with philosophy who are keen to gain a basic knowledge of educational philosophy; and those with a desire to apply philosophy to educational practice. The book oscillates between classical and contemporary philosophical thought which provides a helpful perspective for the reader. It reflects on philosophical thoughts in an unambiguous, simplified, and attractive manner as well as supporting the significant relationship between educational practice and philosophical enquiry of the contemporary world." Educate 'This is an impressive collection of contributions from many of the leading figures in the field of philosophy of education in the Western world. It is wide ranging in its scope and coverage of the field and offers perhaps the best single point of reference for anyone wanting to see what the subject has to offer to an understanding of education as a field of practice, policy and enquiry -- and that, as these well crafted pieces demonstrate, is a lot' - David Bridges, Professor Emeritus, University of East Anglia, Professorial Fellow, University of Cambridge Faculty of Education -- R.R. Sherman