Controversies Over the Purposes of Schooling

Controversies Over the Purposes of Schooling And the Meaning of Work

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Publisher's Synopsis

This revised edition of the original, first published by UPA in 1986, is a collection of readings designed to help students clarify their understanding of the ongoing debate over the responsibilities of schools. Contents: Do the Public Schools Educate Children Beyond the Position They Must Occupy in Life? William T. Harris; The Democratic Conception in Education, John Dewey; Dare the School Build a New Social Order? George S. Counts; A Control of Education, Theodore Brameld; Technology and Community, Kenneth D. Benne; Significant Learning, Carl Rogers; Great Expectations and the Experience of Work, Seymour Sarason; The Motivation-Hygiene Theory, Frederick Harzberg; Three Theoretical Approaches to Work, Richard Lyons; Job and Work-Two Models for Society and Education, Arthur G. Wirth; Implementing Workplace Reforms in Schools, Norman Benson and Patricia Malone.

Book information

ISBN: 9780819177711
Publisher: University Press of America
Imprint: University Press of America
Pub date:
Edition: Revised Edition
Language: English
Number of pages: 268
Weight: 313g
Height: 215mm
Width: 137mm
Spine width: 15mm