Means and Ends in Education

First published in 1982, Means and Ends in Education explores the contrasts between approaches to teaching where teaching is simply a means to some other end; approaches in which the end determines the means; and approaches in which means and ends are integrated and education serves an intrinsic purpose.

Brenda Almond

Preface; Introduction; Part One: Instrumentalist Approaches; 1: Teaching as Conditioning; 2: Machines, Teaching and Educational Technology; 3: Sleep-Teaching, Hypnosis and the Concept of Free Will; Part Two: Learner-Oriented Approaches; 4: Discovery Methods; 5: Self-Direction, Self-Expression and Autonomy; Part Three: Liberal Approaches; 6: Teaching, Training and Educating; 7: Education and Indoctrination; Conclusions; Further Reading; Bibliography; Index