Education and the End of Work

by John White

Overview

Is the work ethic still viable as society evolves? This book engages with widespread current anxieties about the future of work and its place in a fulfilled human life. It is a philosophical treatment of the nature of work and reconsiders the aims and procedures of education. The author calls for a reshaping of school as the work culture has come to know it.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780304339488
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	05/19/1998
Series:	Institute of Education Series
Pages:	134
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 0.29(d)

About the Author

John White is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy of Education in the Department of Educational Foundations and Policy Studies at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK.

Editorial Reviews

White (philosophy of education, U. of London) first defines work as constrained activity, then investigates whether the work ethic is still suitable as the core value of education in light of the dearth of work once people leave school. He reviews the ideas of other philosophers about work, offers his own, reassesses the nature and purpose of education in relation to work, and examines how those purposes might be realized in other social institutions besides schools. Distributed in the US by Books International. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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