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This edited collection examines the means to create, maintain, and enhance positive educational experiences at colleges and universities in the United States and abroad with personal accounts, case studies, models, programs, and other frameworks written by practitioners in higher education.

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Tackles a well-established problem in the philosophy of education. The problem is the threat posed to the logical possibility of non-confessional religious education by the claim that religion constitutes an autonomous language-game or form of knowledge.

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To be successful, children cannot adopt a victim mentality. When confronted with challenges, character matters -- responding effectively to address lifes challenges. Schools must teach character development in an environment that holds children responsible and accountable.

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This book invites a conversation among stakeholders of public education and conveys the need for a common vision for America's public schools. Amy Fast argues that we have never had a clear purpose for our schools and that now, more than ever, educators in America ache for a m...

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This book invites a conversation among stakeholders of public education and conveys the need for a common vision for America's public schools. Amy Fast argues that we have never had a clear purpose for our schools and that now, more than ever, educators in America ache for a m...

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Jean Piaget is a major thinker in education. This title offers an account of Piaget's educational thought. It is divided into: Intellectual biography; Critical exposition of Piaget's work; The reception and influence of Piaget's work; and, The relevance of the work.

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau is a major thinker in education. This volume offers an account of Rousseau's educational thought. It is divided into: Intellectual biography; Critical exposition of Rousseau's work; The reception and influence of Rousseau's; and, The relevance of the work.

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Jerome Bruner is indisputably a major thinker in education. This volume offers an account of Bruner's educational thought. It includes: a biography; an exposition of Bruner's work; the reception and influence of Bruner's work; and excerpts from an interview with Jerome Bruner.

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Originally published: London: Continuum, 2007.

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John Henry Newman is indisputably a major thinker in education. This volume offers an account of Newman's educational thought. It is divided into: Intellectual biography; Critical exposition of Newman's work; and, The reception, influence and relevance of Newman's work. The thinkers include: Aquinas, Aristotle, Bourdieu, Bruner, Dewey, and Kant.

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John Holt is indisputably a major thinker in education. This volume offers an account of Holt's educational thought. It is divided into: intellectual biography; critical exposition of Holt's work; and the reception and influence of Holt's work as well as the relevance of his work.

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John Locke is a major thinker in education. This title offers an account of Locke's educational thought. It is divided into: intellectual biography, critical exposition of Locke's work, and the reception and influence of Locke's work and the relevance of the work.

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Offers a philosophical conception of justice and equality in education, examining the demands of disability and special educational needs. This book contributes to the debate on justice and equality in education by dealing with the contentious issue of provision for disabled children and children with special educational needs.

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The topic of educational provision for disabled learners is controversial in several western countries. This book makes a contribution to the debate by presenting a philosophical analysis of disability and Special Educational Needs. It deals with the question of educational equality in terms of Amartya Sen's capability approach.