Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Acknowledgements

Prologue The need for a re(dis)covery of teaching

Chapter 1 What is the educational task?

Chapter 2 Freeing teaching from learning

Chapter 3 The rediscovery of teaching

Chapter 4 Don’t be fooled by ignorant schoolmasters

Chapter 5 Asking the impossible: Teaching as dissensus

Epilogue Giving teaching back to education

References

Index

About the author

About the Author

Gert J. J. Biesta is Professor of Education and Director of Research at the Department of Education of Brunel University London, UK.

Reviews

"This book is an essential read for anyone interested in the philosophy of education, education theories or the important role of the teacher. As someone new to philosophy I was challenged by the terminology, but recognized and agreed with many of the ideas and arguments presented."— Wendy Coley, inTuition (Society for Education & Training)