Lessons from History of Education: The Selected Works of Richard Aldrich (World Library of Educationalists)

Aldrich, Richard

ISBN 10: 0415358922 / ISBN 13: 9780415358927

Published by Routledge, 2005

About this Item

Providing a range of insights into the real nature of education - past, present and future, this book provides an introduction to historical approaches to education for educationalists who are not familiar with history, and an introduction for general historians who know little about the field of education. Num Pages: 248 pages, 22 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 388. . 2005. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lessons from History of Education: The Selected Works of Richard Aldrich (World Library of Educationalists)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415358922
• ISBN 13: 9780415358927
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Richard Aldrich has spent the last 30 years researching, thinking and writing about some of the key and enduring issues in history of education. He has contributed over 15 books and 75 articles to the field.

In Lessons from History of Education, Richard Aldrich brings together 14 of his key writings in one place. Starting with a specially written Introduction, which gives an overview of his career and contextualises his selection, the chapters cover:

• understanding history of education
• the politics of education
• educational reformers
• curriculum and standards
• the teaching of history
• education otherwise.

This book not only shows how Richard Aldrich's thinking developed during his long and distinguished career; it also gives an insight into the development of the fields to which he contributed.

Richard Aldrich is Emeritus Professor of History of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK.

Contributors to the series include: Richard Aldrich, Stephen J. Ball, James A. Banks, Jerome Bruner, John Elliott, Elliot W. Eisner, Howard Gardner, John K. Gilbert, Ivor F. Goodson, David F. Labaree, John White, Ted Wragg .

About the Author

Richard Aldrich is Emeritus Professor of History of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London. He has been researching and writing about history of education for over thirty years and has written many books and journal articles in the field.