"Philosophy of education has now established itself throughout the world as a theoretically significant and practically vital discipline. In this important survey, an international group of leading philosophers charts the development of the field in the twentieth century and points to important questions for its future.Each chapter has been written as a collaboration between authors in order to emphasize the diversity of thought, and whe ..."
"Philosophers on Deterrence Nigel Blake, Kay Pole. Descartes : the Project of
Pure Enquiry ( 1978 ) , and Moral Luck ( 1981 ) . Nigel Blake is Research Fellow
in the Institute of Educational Technology at the Open University . He is a ..."
"This compact title is an essential guide to every aspect of the subject--from when and what to feed the birds to building bird tables and nest boxes to planting a garden that will provide nesting, feeding, and roosting places. There is also an identification guide to eighty-three of the most common garden bird species, including the familiar chaffinch and blue tit and more unusual visitors, such as brambling, redstart, and tawny owl. Th ..."
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"This work challenges some of the assumptions behind recent thinking on lifelong learning and discusses the idea of the learning society through a reappraisal of the relationship between the university and the community."
"Higher Education After Dearing Nigel (Lecturer Blake (Institute of Educational
Technology, Open University)), Blake, Nigel (Lecturer, Institute of Educational
Technology, Open University), Richard Smith, Paul Standish, Smith, Richard (
Senior ..."
"Education and Moral Standards Nigel Blake, Paul Smeyers, Richard Smith, Paul
Standish. perverse way of putting it, an act of violence to what is going on here.
The language of sensitive ... Maskell (1999) discusses the different reactions of
the members of the Bennet family (Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 13) to Mr Collins'
letter apologising for being the heir to the entailed Bennet estate. Their task is to
judge the letter and its ..."
"Education and Moral Standards Nigel Blake, Paul Smeyers, Richard Smith, Paul
Standish. Modern ... Nature is under cosmological, geological, meteorological,
touristic and ecological control. Under control or in reserve, ... (Lyotard 1997: 21-
2) The dystopia Lyotard presents here has been reached through the quest for
freedom — freedom of a kind. And it is true that ... This is the freedom to exercise
choices, to assert oneself, to e ..."
Barn Owl by Chandler David, NigelBlake Hardcover, 128 Pages, Published 2011 by New Holland Australia(Au) ISBN-13: 978-1-84773-768-7, ISBN: 1-84773-768-4
"Barn Owls are magnificent birds. Whether drifting effortlessly through fading daylight or punctuating the black of night, they always stop observers in their tracks. The sight of a ghostly Barn Owl quartering a field at dusk is not one that is easily forgotten, but the day-to-day lives of these captivating birds are little known to most people. In this book, insightful text coupled with rarely seen images of the species' life and behavi ..."
"In this important survey, an international group of leading philosophers chart thedevelopment of philosophy of education in the twentieth century and point to ..."
"This book addresses concerns about educational and moral standards in a world increasingly characterised by nihilism. On the one hand there is widespread anxiety that standards are falling; on the other, new machinery of accountability and inspection to show that they are not. The authors in this book state that we cannot avoid nihilism if we are simply laissez-faire about values, neither can we reduce them to standards of performance, ..."
"This book addresses concerns about educational and moral standards in a world increasingly characterised by nihilism. On the one hand there is widespread anxiety that standards are falling; on the other, new machinery of accountability and inspection to show that they are not. The authors in this book state that we cannot avoid nihilism if we are simply laissez-faire about values, neither can we reduce them to standards of performance, ..."