Wasted

Wasted: why education isn't educating

by Füredi, Frank

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Never has so much attention been devoted to education. Everyone government ministers, social commentators and parents obsess about its problems. Yet we rarely ask why? Why is education a source of such concern? Why do many of the solutions proposed actually make matters worse?. Tony Blair's 'education, education, education' slogan placed education at the forefront of political agendas. But, perhaps the 'policisation' of education is part of the problem. Today, education is valued for its potent…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Wasted : why education isn't educating / Frank Furedi.

Summary

Never has so much attention been devoted to education. Everyone government ministers, social commentators and parents obsess about its problems. Yet we rarely ask why? Why is education a source of such concern? Why do many of the solutions proposed actually make matters worse?. Tony Blair's 'education, education, education' slogan placed education at the forefront of political agendas. But, perhaps the 'policisation' of education is part of the problem. Today, education is valued for its potential contribution to economic development, but it is no longer considered important for itself. Incr.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2009.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Continuum
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2009.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (ix, 246 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781441133908, 1441133909, 1282874012, 9781282874015
  • oclc:ocn686755663
  • LC Classification:LC215
  • Dewey Decimal:370.941

Table of Contents

Introduction : the paradox of education -- Throwaway pedagogy -- The meaning of education -- Confusions about adult authority -- Socialization in reverse -- Social engineering -- The loss of faith in education -- The unhappy turn to happiness -- Conclusion : saving education from itself.

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Subjects

Education EDUCATION -- Comparative Education -- Great Britain EDUCATION -- History Éducation -- Philosophie Education -- Philosophy Éducation -- Politique gouvernementale … Education and state Education and state -- Great Britain Great Britain

Writers

Füredi, Frank

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