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Furedi turns his attention to the education system, skilfully analyzing current processes and providing a way forward. Never has so much attention been devoted to education - and the problems with it. Yet we rarely ask why everyone from the government to parents continually obsess about it. Why are we so constantly worried about it? Why do so many of the solutions proposed actually make matters worse? Tony Blair's 'education, education, education' slogan ensured it remained at the forefront of political agendas. However, the more education is talked about the clearer it becomes that education is not considered as a value in its own right. It is praised for its potential contribution to economic development, as a central instrument for encouraging social inclusion and mobility. Increasingly, the promotion of education has little to do with learning as such. This book is a brilliant piece of analysis. No one from Piaget to David Cameron is safe from Furedi's criticism.Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-139781847064165
eBay Product ID (ePID)89672564
Product Key Features
SubjectEducation, Strategy
Publication Year2009
Number of Pages256 Pages
Publication NameWasted: Why Education Isn't Educating
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
AuthorFrank Furedi
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height216 mm
Item Width138 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorFrank Furedi