Mere Education: C.S. Lewis as Teacher for Our Time Tapa blanda - 2013

The Lutterworth Press, 2013. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:9780718893255

C.S. Lewis was a 'prophetic' teacher and believed education should cultivate human virtue as well as academic merit. Mere Education shows how such excellence may be nurtured by applying Lewis's educational vision to a range of current policies and practices of critical importance for parents, teachers and leaders. Drawing upon both well-known and less familiar fiction and non-fiction by this remarkable teacher, Mark A. Pike shows the beliefs and values Lewis perceived to be foundational for protecting schooling from an incoming tide of ideological assumptions that erode excellence. The result is a much-needed reappraisal of modern education. Dr Mark A. Pike is Reader in Educational Values and Pedagogy, University of Leeds. ' "Mere Education" is a well-argued and highly readable book that recognizes the centrality of character in schooling. It will command attention on both sides of the Atlantic and like all of Pike's work, will be of interest to educators from a wide range of backgrounds. It offers a… Leer más

Paperback / softback. New. An exploration of C.S. Lewis's thinking and writing on education, and how Lewis's insights offer a challenge to modern educational theory and practice.

The Lutterworth Press, 2013. 1st. paperback. New. 9x6x0.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.