E. G. West

by James Tooley, Richard Bailey (Editor)

Overview

EG West is indisputably a major thinker in education. James Tooley's volume offers the most coherent account of West's educational thought. This work is divided into:

Intellectual biography
Critical exposition of West's work
The reception and influence of West's work
The relevance of the work today

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826484130
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	05/15/2008
Series:	Continuum Library of Educational Thought , #14
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

James Tooley is Professor of Education Policy at Newcastle University, UK, and founder and director of the E.G. West Centre, which explores the role of markets in education. He is the author of The Beautiful Tree, a bestseller in India and winner of the 2010 Sir Antony Fisher Memorial Prize, based on his ground-breaking research on private education for the poor in India, China and Africa.

Table of Contents

Intellectual biography Critical exposition of the thinker's work The reception and influence of the work The relevance of the work today Bibliography Index