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ERIC Number: EJ795118
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 9
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 11
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1474-9041
Social Capital: An Educational Panacea or a Challenge to the Way We Do Policy?
Healy, Tom
European Educational Research Journal, v5 n2 p131-139 2006
This article focuses on these key themes: (1) the value of education as learning to be fully human, (2) the value of education as learning to be fully human with others and for others - inviting us to consider the concept of "social capital" as a way of tapping into and releasing this value; and accordingly, (3) a number of practical considerations for how educational policy and practice can be influenced. (Contains 1 figure and 4 notes.)
Descriptors: Social Capital, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Concept Formation, Educational Philosophy, Concept Mapping, Educational Benefits, Outcomes of Education, Educational Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Adult Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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