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Education as Gift : Challenging Markets and Technology and Celebrating the Spirit of Education /

Ruth, Damian,

Education as Gift : Challenging Markets and Technology and Celebrating the Spirit of Education / Challenging Markets and Technology and Celebrating the Spirit of Education Damian Ruth. - 1 online resource (271 pages) : illustrations. - Education, Culture, and Society ; 7 Educational Research E-Books Online, Collection 2023 . - Education, Culture, and Society ; 7 Educational Research E-Books Online, Collection 2023. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Idea of Education -- 3 Lured by the Market -- 4 Lured by the Market -- 5 Snared by Efficiency -- 6 The Exile of Spirit -- 7 Education as Gift -- 8 Some Final Comments -- Index.

Education is about human flourishing and explores meaning, purpose and values. As a holistic and integral practice for developing sustained attention and concentration, education is profoundly antithetical to the market and it is not a technological domain. The combination of markets and technology in the pursuit of efficiency destroys the potential of education to help societies nurture well-being. This book dives deeply into the overlapping crises of education today. The author draws on decades of experience and many disciplines to celebrate the spirit of education and to frame it as a gift.


English

9789004689480

10.1163/9789004689480 DOI

2024008568


Education--Effect of technological innocations on.
Education--Marketing.
Education--Philosophy.
Educational sociology.

LB14.7

370.1