Problems in Philosophy of Education canvasses several of the leading issues in philosophy of education. These include the disconnect between the disciplines of philosophy and philosophy of education, the strained relationship between educational practice and philosophy of education, the role of educational research in philosophy of education, and the lack of an independent scholarship for philosophy of education. James Scott Johnson argues for a philosophy of education separate and distinct from both the disciplines of philosophy and education and claims that philosophy of education should raise and address its own questions and concerns. Supporting this is a model of how philosophy of education should originate basic questions, together with a set of philosophic presuppositions regarding the model's logic, ethics, politics, and relationship to science and social science.

Preface: Problems in Philosophy of EducationIntroductionPart I: Philosophy of Education1. Setting the Scene2 Educational Theories and Philosophic Models3. Present Circumstances of Philosophy of Education4. The Two Constants in Philosophy of EducationPart II: Theory and Research in Scholarship5. Between Philosophy and Education6. Philosophy or Theory of Education7. Philosophy and Educational ResearchPart III: Practice8. Teaching and Learning9. The Curriculum10. The Question of Schools as Social InstitutionsPart IV: Towards a New Program11. Question One12. Question Two13. Question ThreeAppendixBibliographyIndex