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John Henry Newman

Hardback

Main Details

Title John Henry Newman
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Professor James Arthur
By (author) Guy Nicholls
Series edited by Professor Richard Bailey
SeriesContinuum Library of Educational Thought
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9780826484079
ClassificationsDewey:370.92
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Publication Date 15 November 2007
Publication Country United Kingdom

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.

Reviews

mention in Catholic Herald, 1 February 2008 mention in Bournville News, 24 January 2008 mention in Catholic Times, 3 February 2008