This article takes restorative justice as an example of an initiative that crosses disciplinary boundaries, and that has been usefully applied within educational contexts. Grounded in criminology, restorative justice also has roots in psychology, education, sociology, peace studies, philosophy and law. The article draws on an ESRC funded seminar…

There has been a focus on policies relating to early years education and care across the developed world and particularly in Europe. In the UK, there has been a raft of policy changes alongside increased investment. However, this paper argues that these changes may not be sufficient to meet EU objectives in terms of quality or the government's…

Was there ever a golden age of academe: a time when academics were able to pursue their own interests, had relatively light and undemanding teaching responsibilities, and enjoyed widespread respect from both the general public and policy makers? This article explores that question, primarily in the context of the United Kingdom, but with some…

The paper explores the current rationale for primary science in England with a focus on how competing perspectives arising from perceptions of educational ideology and policy discourse have helped to shape current practice. The aim will be to provide a conceptual understanding of this by focusing specifically on how policy has influenced practice.…

Lifelong learning is something which one does for oneself that no one else can do for one: it is a public and personal human activity, rather than private or individualistic. One of the features of the education system is the paucity of a language for learning as process and participative experience. Personalised learning requires a sense of the…

The "praxis argument" emphasizes knowing "how" rather than knowing "that"; the acquisition of skills and tools rather than the learning of facts. Author challenges this view and its domination of curriculum planning within schools. (Author/RK)

In this paper the author examined two views of art and attempted to show how, because they are in conflict, they might be the source of much of the confusion currently surrounding art education. (Author/RK)

Considered the views of T. S. Eliot on education, including four essays he wrote entitled, "The Aims of Education". (RK)

The theology of education is currently an active field of interdisciplinary study. The nature of the relation between theology and educational theory is considered. (Author/RK)

Attempts to describe criteria for the evaluation of religious truth. (Author/RK)

A brief statistical survey of scientific studies was carried out to discover the major trends concerning the functions of a university as well as attitudes toward scientific studies between 1850 and 1900. Further significant changes during the period, 1900-1914, were investigated. (Author/RK)

There has been some disagreement and confusion as to the origins of the 1918 Education Act, one of three major measures of twentieth-century English educational legislation. This article attempts to clarify and resolve that confusion. A fuller understanding of the aims of this important educational legislation is also explored. (Author/RK)