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BOOK REVIEWS of EdiccatiOn, an admirable pioneering work, is now showing signs of wear ; and Dr. Phillips’ book promises to satisfy the need in a more uptodate and extended way. The fmt chapter considers philosophical “ isms ” and education. The second chapter (perhaps the best in the book) is a simple account of how particular psychological theories might be related to educational practice, followed by a consideration of whether education is an applied science like medicine or engineering. The third chapter presents some basic philosophy of science and applies it to see if the practice of education can be brought under laws and theories. The fourth chapter takes up P. H. Hint’s suggestion that an educa- tional theory will involve the justification of principles, and considers the form a justification would take. The fifth chapter includes a few pages on the objectivity of the social sciences and examines one or two attempts to incorporate values into a theory of action. The sixth chapter is an elucidation of R. S. Peters’ point that ‘‘ education ’’ has values built in, and suggests the thesis that any social “ science of education ” will inescapably be concerned with values
Australian Journal of Education – SAGE
Published: Jun 1, 1972
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