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Confucius
Author(s): Charlene Tan (Author)
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
- Publication Date: 15 Aug. 2013
- Language: English
- Print length: 224 pages
- ISBN-10: 144117981X
- ISBN-13: 9781441179814
Book Description
Confucius was indisputably a major thinker in education. Charlene Tan’s volume offers a coherent account of Confucius’ educational thought. This work is divided into three distinctive parts:
1. Intellectual Biography of Confucius
2. Critical Exposition of Confucius’ Work
3. Relevance of Confucius’ Work Today
Editorial Reviews
Review
Charlene Tan expertly combines sound educational philosophy with original and illuminating scholarship on Confucianism. ― From the foreword by Kim-chong Chong, Professor of Philosophy, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
About the Author
Charlene Tan is a Professor in Educational Policy and Leadership in the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Richard Bailey is a writer and researcher in education and sport. A former teacher in both primary and secondary schools and a teacher trainer, he has been Professor at a number of leading Universities in the UK. He now lives and works in Germany, where he is Manager of Sport and Health at the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education.
