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Education : a very short introduction / Gary Thomas.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions ; 347.Edition: 1st edDescription: xvi, 137 pages : illustrations ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 9780199643264 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 370 23
LOC classification:
  • LB14.7 .T56 2013
Contents:
Preface -- Beginnings -- Oil and water : the formal and the progressive -- The traditions unfold : ideas into practice -- Big ideas from the 20th century -- Analysts and theorists : what did they ever do for us? -- The curriculum -- School's out!
Summary: From the schools of ancient times to the present day, Gary Thomas looks at how and why education evolved as it has. By exploring some of the big questions, he examines the ways in which schools work, considers the differences around the world, and concludes by considering the future of education worldwide.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad 370 THO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available SLSH-B-14165
Books Books Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts 370 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available SSLA-B-6700

Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-129) and index.

Preface -- Beginnings -- Oil and water : the formal and the progressive -- The traditions unfold : ideas into practice -- Big ideas from the 20th century -- Analysts and theorists : what did they ever do for us? -- The curriculum -- School's out!

From the schools of ancient times to the present day, Gary Thomas looks at how and why education evolved as it has. By exploring some of the big questions, he examines the ways in which schools work, considers the differences around the world, and concludes by considering the future of education worldwide.

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