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John Henry Newman
Hardback
Main Details
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John Henry Newman
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Professor James Arthur
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By (author) Guy Nicholls
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Series edited by Professor Richard Bailey
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Series | Continuum Library of Educational Thought |
Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:256 | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9780826484079
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Classifications | Dewey:370.92 |
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Imprint |
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
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Publication Date |
15 November 2007 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
A major international reference series providing comprehensive accounts of the work of seminal educational thinkers from a variety of periods, disciplines and traditions. It is the most ambitious and prestigious such project ever published - a definitive resource for at least a generation. The thinkers include: Aquinas, Aristotle, Bourdieu, Bruner, Dewey, Foucault, Freire, Holt, Kant, Locke, Montessori, Neill, Newman, Owen, Peters, Piaget, Plato, Rousseau, Steiner, Vygotsky, West and Wollstonecraft. John Henry Newman is indisputably a major thinker in education. James Arthur and Guy Nicholls' volume offers the most coherent account of Newman's educational thought. This work is divided into: Intellectual biography Critical exposition of Newman's work and The reception, influence and relevance of Newman's work today.
Author Biography
James Arthur is Professor of Education and Civic Engagement at the University of Birmingham, UK. He is Editor of the British Journal of Educational Studies and Director of the Jubilee Centre for Character and Values, UK.
Reviewsmention in Catholic Herald, 1 February 2008 mention in Bournville News, 24 January 2008 mention in Catholic Times, 3 February 2008
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