Happiness and Education

作者 Nel Noddings著
出版社 Cambridge University Press
出版时间 2004年12月第1版
ISBN 9780521614726
定价 342.70

内容简介

Whenparentsareaskedwhattheywantfortheirchildren,theyusuallyanswerthattheywanttheirchildrentobehappy.Why,then,ishappinessrarelymentionedasanaimofeducation?Thisbookexploreswhatwemightteachifweweretotakehappinessseriouslyasanaimofeducation.Itasks,first,whatitmeanstobehappyand,second,howwecanhelpchildrentounderstandwhathappinessis.Itnotesthat,tobetrulyhappy,wehavetodevelopacapacityforunhappinessandawillingnesstoalleviatethesufferingofothers.Criticizingthepresentalmostexclusiveemphasisoneconomicwell-beingandpleasure,itdiscussesthecontributionsofmakingahome,parenting,cherishingaplace,developmentofcharacter,interpersonalgrowth,findingworkthatoneloves,andparticipatinginademocraticwayoflife.Finally,itexploreswaysinwhichtomakeschoolsandclassroomshappyplaces.

作者简介

NelNoddingsisLeeL.JacksProfessorofEducation,Emerita,atStanfordUniversity.Sheisauthorof12books;thelatesttwoareEducatingMoralPeople:ACaringAlternativetoCharacterEducationandStartingatHome:CaringandSocialPolicy,bothpublishedin2002.Noddingsspent15yearsasteacher,administrator,andcurriculumdeveloperinpublicschools;sheservedasDirectoroftheLaboratorySchoolsattheUniversityofChicago.AtStanford,shereceivedtheAwardforTeachingExcellencethreetimes,mostrecentlyin1997.SheismemberoftheNationalAcademyofEducation,aLaureatememberofKappaDeltaPi,andsheholdstwohonorarydegreesinadditiontoanumberofawards,amongthemtheAnneRoweAwardforcontributionstotheeducationofwomen(HarvardUniversity),theWillystineGoodsellAward(AERA),aLifetimeAchievementAwardfromAERA(Div.B),andtheExcellenceinEducationAward(PiLambdaTheta).

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