Education and the Good Society

by Wilfred Carr and Fred Inglis

The many public debates launched by governments on education, such as Tony Blair's emphasis on "education, education, education" have nonetheless failed to consider the place of the good society in educational endeavour. The traditional account of education is that it not only teaches pupils the skills to earn a living, but also teaches a concern for the welfare of others, a love of the many cultures of learning and a commitment to the best values...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333802349
• ISBN13: 9780333802342
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.9"