The SAGE Handbook of Philosophy of Education
- Richard Bailey - Frobel College
- Robin Barrow - Simon Fraser University, Canada
- David Carr - University of Edinburgh, UK
- Christine McCarthy - University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
Section one of the book exemplifies different styles of philosophy, paying attention to the contemporary debates as to the nature, possibilities and limitations of these different approaches to philosophy of education. Section two is devoted to particular thinkers of the past, and more general coverage of the history of philosophy of education. Section three is dedicated to contemporary philosophic thought on education, providing the basis and reference point for an exploration of contemporary issues.
The handbook is designed primarily to be useful to students studying the field of philosophy of education, in the context of the study of educational foundations or theory. 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.
This is a good introduction to philosophy for undergraduate students.
This is an exceptionally comprehensive text, detailing many, if not all of the pertinent issues for the undergraduate philosophy of education course. It is pitched at an appropriate level, concisely setting out the main ideas and developing them clearly. The apparent progression and development of concepts throughout the text makes it a particularly useful reference tool for both lecturers and students alike.
It is also affordable, which will be very much welcomed by our students!
On the whole this is an excellent text: the majority of the chapters are clear and challenge readers to think about important issues in education. This is a very useful addition to course texts in the area of Philosophy of Education.
This is an immensely useful resource across several courses that I manage. The need to understand the Philosophy of Education can be usefully embedded within Psychology, Counselling and Health and Socail Care Courses considering as it does so many areas of theory and educational thinking including models of learning. I have deemed it essential reading and recommended it as part of our next purchase order within the Learning and Resource centre for the academic institution of which I am a part.
Many of the learners I work with have already purchased the volume and are accessing materail which they have identified in assignments submitted in this academic year, despite the fact that my intention was to review the title for a course that is not yet due to commence its run.
We use the book this fall on the master and Ph.D level. The students and teachers are confident with the book. It gives a wide and deep view over philosophy of education in the contemporary educational research society.
Very informative and thought provoking
This book is an excellent text and it covers such a broad range of subjects that any philosophy of education course could engage with.
I would certainly want students to use this book as a recommended wider reading text in order for them to deepen their knowledge of the subject of philosophy of education in all its form.
A great reader and a challenging text for from first year undergrad to MA Level
I have recommended that this text become part of the essential reading list for our new module 'Philosophy and Education'. The structure of the book allows novice philosophy students to delve into this complex subject area at a level that supports their emerging understanding. It brings together a wealth of areas for further debate and discussion and sections such as the Gazetteer of Educational Thinkers (Chapter 13) aim to expand students' knowledge of past and contemporary thinkers. I am particularly pleased that a chapter on feminism and education is included. It is well-written, affords great variety in the subjects selected for discussion and allows students and lecturers to 'dip' in and out as required.
This gives good, up-to-date coverage of a good range of issues in Philosophy of Education. I will be recommending it to our students.
I am still working on the book because I will be using it next semester. I will provid you with the feedback in due course
