Disciplina

This book presents an educational theory based upon a middle ground between the freedom of the child and a system 'founded on fear and repression'.

W. H. S. Jones (Author)

9781107495104, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 April 2015

82 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 0.1 cm, 0.4 kg

Originally published in 1926, this book presents a theory of educational practice based upon finding a middle ground between a newer approach emphasising the freedom of the child and 'the old system founded on fear and repression'. Notes are incorporated throughout and a short, chronological bibliography is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in educational theory and the history of education.

Preface
1. Introduction. Discipline and disciplinia
2. Education and discipline
3. The control of education, theory and practice
4. The curriculum, or what we teach
5. How we learn
6. Teaching
7. Teachers and their training
8. The technique of teaching
Conclusion
Short bibliography.

Subject Areas: Philosophy & theory of education [JNA]