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ERIC Number: EJ319053
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Primary and Secondary Qualities: Waiting for an Educational Godot.
Best, David
Oxford Review of Education, v11 n1 p73-84 1985
While there is a place in education for factual knowledge and useful skills, they should be recognized as of secondary value. The primary qualities that should be taught are the development of (1) moral values and attitudes and (2) critical independent thinking in a spirit of creative inquiry. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Moral Values, Value Judgment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: United Kingdom