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- Publisher
- SAGE
- Copyright
- © 1974 Australian Council for Educational Research
- ISSN
- 0004-9441
- eISSN
- 2050-5884
- DOI
- 10.1177/000494417401800318
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
BOOK REVIEWS are decisive ' aids to reflection '. For once, students of education are invited not just to absorb Langer's ideas but to see how to criticize them. Michael Parsons' interpretation of Herbert Read with reference to his critics is an example (as well as a sample of avoiding ' the dreariness of aesthetics' in John Passmore's all-too-famous phrase) of how to use a dialectic approach to freshen up well-worn educational theory. The guidance on further reading seldom exceeds neutrality. Aristotle has an honourable mention, but there is no indication of indispensability in the sinrle bibliographical mention of F. R. Leavis, nor with L. A. Reid's Meaning ia the Arts. Advice of this kind, distinguishing guide-book from trail-blazer, controversial as it must be, is needed by students in this field. Maybe that is the job for a well-versed tutor ; and perhaps this book will help to produce more of those. MOLLIE ADAMS University of Sussex Owen, J. G., The Management of Curriculum Development. London : Cambridge University Press, 1973. Pp. 178. L3.50 cloth, L1.60 paper. Hughes, Phillip (Ed.), The Teacher's Role in Curriculum Design. Sydney : Angus and Robertson, 1973. Pp. 280. $6.95 cloth, $4.50 paper. Owen
Journal
Australian Journal of Education – SAGE
Published: Oct 1, 1974