E. G. West
(Hardback)
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Publishing Details
E. G. West
By (Author) James Tooley
Series edited by Professor Richard Bailey
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
15th March 2008
United Kingdom
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Reference works
370.92
Physical Properties
Hardback
296
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
Description
EG West is indisputably a major thinker in education. James Tooley's volume offers the most coherent account of West's educational thought. This work is divided into:
- Intellectual biography
- Critical exposition ofWest's work
- The reception and influence of West's work
- The relevance of the work today
Author Bio
James Tooley is Professor of Education Policy at Newcastle University, UK, and founder and director of the E.G. West Centre, which explores the role of markets in education. He is the author of The Beautiful Tree, a bestseller in India and winner of the 2010 Sir Antony Fisher Memorial Prize, based on his ground-breaking research on private education for the poor in India, China and Africa. Richard Bailey is a writer and researcher in education and sport. A former teacher in both primary and secondary schools and a teacher trainer, he has been Professor at a number of leading Universities in the UK. He now lives and works in Germany, where he is Manager of Sport and Health at the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education.
