Key Debates in Education

Ian Davies, Ian Gregory and Nick McGuinn are all lecturers at the University of York. They specialise in History, Philosophy and English respectively.

[bad] "Some of the analyses are insightful, but at times a response seems to ignore the careful distinctions laid out, as if the writer is making an effort to be controversial." --Choice, March 2003

• 1. The aims of education 2. How and why do we learn? 3. Who teaches and why? 4. Policy, practice and principles 5. Education for a better world? 6. Conclusion Appendix: a brief history of education