Moral and social purpose of education

The achievement of academic excellence is inherently competitive.

Sexuality is a difficult topic for all educators.

Sexuality is a difficult topic for all educators.

Race and Ethnicity in the Study of Motivation in Education collects work from prominent education researchers who study the interaction of race, ethnicity, and motivation in educational contexts.

Race and Ethnicity in the Study of Motivation in Education collects work from prominent education researchers who study the interaction of race, ethnicity, and motivation in educational contexts.

Moving beyond the traditional focus on curriculum and pedagogy, this volume explores hidden dimensions of sexuality education in schools and how sexual meanings are produced.

First published in 1981, Essays on Educators is a collection of essays on a variety of themes relating to Great Educators.

First published in 1981, Essays on Educators is a collection of essays on a variety of themes relating to Great Educators.

Education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) is crucial for taking advantage of the prospects of new scientific discoveries initiating or promoting technological changes, and managing opportunities and risks associated with innovations.

Education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) is crucial for taking advantage of the prospects of new scientific discoveries initiating or promoting technological changes, and managing opportunities and risks associated with innovations.

First published in 1973, Reason and Compassion showcases a collection of lectures by Professor Richard S.

First published in 1973, Reason and Compassion showcases a collection of lectures by Professor Richard S.

First published in 1959, Authority, Responsibility and Education focuses on the philosophy of education and is concerned with the question of moral education.

First published in 1959, Authority, Responsibility and Education focuses on the philosophy of education and is concerned with the question of moral education.

First published in 1967, this book looks at what the role of a headteacher should be, challenging the traditional views of the head and the authoritarian structure of schools.

First published in 1967, this book looks at what the role of a headteacher should be, challenging the traditional views of the head and the authoritarian structure of schools.

Moral sensitivity affects whether and how we see others, note moral concerns, respond with delicacy, and navigate complex social interactions.

The European Convention on Human Rights guarantees freedom of education, including the opportunities to create and operate faith-based schools.

The European Convention on Human Rights guarantees freedom of education, including the opportunities to create and operate faith-based schools.

With its focus on intellectual virtues and their role in the acquisition and transmission of knowledge and related epistemic goods, virtue epistemology provides a rich set of tools for educational theory and practice.

With its focus on intellectual virtues and their role in the acquisition and transmission of knowledge and related epistemic goods, virtue epistemology provides a rich set of tools for educational theory and practice.

This book examines how critical thinking is regulated in Singapore through the process of what the influential sociologist of education Basil Bernstein termed "e;pedagogic recontextualization"e;.

This book examines how critical thinking is regulated in Singapore through the process of what the influential sociologist of education Basil Bernstein termed "e;pedagogic recontextualization"e;.

Growing numbers of human beings live with profound and multiple learning difficulties and disabilities.

Moral sensitivity affects whether and how we see others, note moral concerns, respond with delicacy, and navigate complex social interactions.

This book offers new theoretical ground for thinking about, and transforming, leadership and higher education worldwide.

This book offers new theoretical ground for thinking about, and transforming, leadership and higher education worldwide.

First published in 1966, this book was written to serve as an introductory textbook in the philosophy of education, focusing on ethics and social philosophy.

First published in 1966, this book was written to serve as an introductory textbook in the philosophy of education, focusing on ethics and social philosophy.

First published in 1974, this book presents a coherent collection of major articles by Richard Stanley Peters.

First published in 1974, this book presents a coherent collection of major articles by Richard Stanley Peters.

First published in 1981, this collection of essays was taken from Peters' larger work, Psychology and Ethical Development (1974) in order to provide a more focused volume on moral education for students.

First published in 1981, this collection of essays was taken from Peters' larger work, Psychology and Ethical Development (1974) in order to provide a more focused volume on moral education for students.

In this wide-ranging book, Elana Michelson invites us to revisit basic understandings of the `experiential learner'.

In this wide-ranging book, Elana Michelson invites us to revisit basic understandings of the `experiential learner'.

Health promotion with young people has largely been framed by theories of behaviour change to target 'unsafe', 'unhealthy' and/or 'risky' behaviours.

Health promotion with young people has largely been framed by theories of behaviour change to target 'unsafe', 'unhealthy' and/or 'risky' behaviours.

A Social History of Educational Studies and Research examines the development of the study of education in the UK in its broader educational, social and political context since its early beginnings in the first part of the twentieth century.

A Social History of Educational Studies and Research examines the development of the study of education in the UK in its broader educational, social and political context since its early beginnings in the first part of the twentieth century.

The basis of Bernstein's sociology of education lays in is his theorisation of the different approaches to curriculum, pedagogy and assessment and the implications for pedagogic rights and social justice.

The basis of Bernstein's sociology of education lays in is his theorisation of the different approaches to curriculum, pedagogy and assessment and the implications for pedagogic rights and social justice.

Children must be taught morality.

Children must be taught morality.

This book aims to show how a meta-theory of critical realism can be applied to research about pedagogy in the changing landscape of higher education in England.

This book aims to show how a meta-theory of critical realism can be applied to research about pedagogy in the changing landscape of higher education in England.

Encouraging Diversity in Higher Education: Supporting Student Success provides an overview of the widening participation movement in Higher Education in the United Kingdom, United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Encouraging Diversity in Higher Education: Supporting Student Success provides an overview of the widening participation movement in Higher Education in the United Kingdom, United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Using African epistemologies to understand contributing social and cultural factors around African school violence, this book investigates various kinds of school-based violence suffered by learners and teachers in order to further research into the impact of educational interventions on crime prevention in African schools.

Reconceptualizing STEM Education explores and maps out research and development ideas and issues around five central practice themes: Systems Thinking; Model-Based Reasoning; Quantitative Reasoning; Equity, Epistemic, and Ethical Outcomes; and STEM Communication and Outreach.

Reconceptualizing STEM Education explores and maps out research and development ideas and issues around five central practice themes: Systems Thinking; Model-Based Reasoning; Quantitative Reasoning; Equity, Epistemic, and Ethical Outcomes; and STEM Communication and Outreach.