Table of Contents

Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part 1: Theory and Practice. 1. Theory and Practice in Education. 2. Philosophy of Education 1952-1982. 3. The Idea of a Unified Science of Education. 4. Education and Politics. Part 2: Aspects of the Curriculum. 5. Balance and Coherence: Some Curricular Principles in Recent Reports. 6. What is general about general education? 7. Controversial issues and the Curriculum. Part 3: Autonomy and Learning. 8. Education and the Ethics of Belief. 9. Autonomy and Intellectual Education. 10. The Assessment of Learning. 11. Behaviour modification: Towards An Ethical Appraisal. Part 4: Primary Education – Plowden and After. 12. Reflections on Plowden. 13. The Primary Survey: An Assessment. Index.

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R F Dearden