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Cambridge Essays in Education

Cambridge Essays in Education

Cambridge Essays in Education

A. C. Benson
April 2014
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Paperback
9781107698406
£28.00
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    Originally published in 1917, this collection of essays deals with the underlying aims and principles of education, particularly in a time of social and educational upheaval. The authors, all experienced teachers and administrators, examine a wide range of topics pertaining to teaching, including athletics, the use of leisure, religion at school and the role of science. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of education.

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    April 2014
    Paperback
    9781107698406
    254 pages
    229 × 152 × 15 mm
    0.38kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Introduction Viscount Bryce
    • 1. The aim of educational reform John Lewis Paton
    • 2. The training of the reason William Ralph Inge
    • 3. The training of the imagination Arthur Christopher Benson
    • 4. Religion at school William Wyamar Vaughan
    • 5. Citizenship Albert Mansbridge
    • 6. The place of literature in education Nowell Smith
    • 7. The place of science in education William Bateson
    • 8. Athletics Frederic Blagden Malim
    • 9. The use of leisure John Haden Badley
    • 10. Preparation for practical life John David McClure
    • 11. Teaching as a profession Frank Roscoe.
      Contributors
    • Viscount Bryce, John Lewis Paton, William Ralph Inge, Arthur Christopher Benson, William Wyamar Vaughan, Albert Mansbridge, Nowell Smith, William Bateson, Frederic Blagden Malim, John Haden Badley, John David McClure, Frank Roscoe

    • Editor
    • A. C. Benson