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Wasted [electronic resource] : why education isn't educating / Frank Furedi.

By: Furedi, Frank, 1947-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: London ; New York : Continuum, 2009Description: ix, 246 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781441133908 (ebk.).Subject(s): Education -- Aims and objectives | Education -- Aims and objectives -- Great Britain | Education and state -- Great BritainGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 370.13 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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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370.13 (Browse shelf) e-book SOEDx,38000,03,CL,PPT

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-238) and index.

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.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2010. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.