[Review]Routledge Library Editions: Philosophy of Education (1)

 “The book has a second and complementary purpose which is linked to its appearance in this series of Introductory Studies in Philosophy of Education. We hope that it will serve to illustrate the kind of contribution which philosophy of education can make to the examination of a practical educational problem. In this sense it may usefully serve as an introduction to philosophy of education. With this in mind we have tried to avoid or explain any particularly technical terms and have not assumed any special familiarity with the philosophical literature.” (Routledge Library Editions: Philosophy of Education, 2017, xii)


This is a general introduction to educational philosophy.

Before approaching educational philosophy, let’s look at simple concepts first. First, learning is the acquisition or change of knowledge, skills, attitudes, or values ​​​​through personal experience. This can be self-directed or it can occur in a formal educational setting. Learning something means that it has been internalized and schematized either consciously or unconsciously.

Education takes place in institutions through an organized and systematic learning process. Therefore, the role of education in Learning psychology focuses on the interaction of an individual's learning with the environment of the institution.

“‘Mixed Ability’ - What do We Mean?”


“In asking what we mean when we talk about 'mixed ability groups' or 'mixed ability teaching' we are not announcing an attempt at close conceptual analysis. The concepts are in any case not sufficiently stable or firmly established to lend them selves readily to such analysis. What we do want to begin to identify is something of the range of practice whose logic and rationale it is the purpose of this book to examine. In this weare trying to avoid prescriptive or stipulative definition. We prefer to offer a relatively naturalistic account based on the existing literature and on the talk of practising teachers to many of whom we are grateful for discussions which have gone to inform what follows.”(Ibid., 1)


‘Mixed ability grouping’ refers to educating students with diverse abilities in one class. In other words, it is an educational method that approaches diversity. This mixed ability grouping appears to complement the shortcomings of existing comprehensive schools. In other words, it is a part of grouped education where students can demonstrate their individual talents or abilities without being left behind. This educational system based on each student’s individuality and focuses on the student’s ‘ability’, including ‘potential’. Therefore, it is differentiated from the consistent, crammed education of existing traditional education.




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