Routledge Understanding Skills: Thinking, Feeling, Caring - Routledge

This foundational educational philosophy text challenges conventional approaches to developing understanding, critical thinking, imagination, and emotional growth in schools. Originally published in 1990 and now revived by Routledge, the book argues that educational practices often misalign with stated ideals about cultivating these essential skills. Through rigorous analysis, it examines how confusion around key conceptual terms leads to inappropriate classroom methods and learning outcomes. The author provides philosophical grounding for rethinking how education can better serve students' intellectual and emotional development. Essential reading for education students, philosophers, and practitioners seeking to bridge the gap between educational theory and practice, this Routledge revival makes a seminal work accessible to contemporary scholars interested in transforming educational approaches.