World Library of Educationalists the Curriculum and Child

This book brings together John White's key writings in one place. Drawing on over thirty-five years of work, Professor White has selected his most seminal work, covering the mind; state and curriculum; well-being; politics and curriculum. John White has spent the last thirty-five years researching, teaching, thinking and writing about some of the key and enduring issues in philosophy of education. He has contributed over thirty books and 140 articles to the field. In this book he brings together sixteen of his key writings in one place for the first time. Starting with a specially written introduction, John White gives an overview of his career and contextualises his selection within the development of the field. The chapters cover: mind state and curriculum well-being politics curriculum subjects. This important text not only shows how John White’s thinking developed during his long and distinguished career, it also gives an insight into the development of the fields to which he contributed.