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The Ideas That Run Schools. Research in Focus.
Egan, Kieran – Education Canada, 2003
All educational thinking springs from three ancient theories: education should provide skills to succeed in society; education should stimulate the search for truth through academic excellence; and education should give students opportunities to develop their potential. But these ideas are incompatible, and mixing them together has created a…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Development