The Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain (PESGB) publishes a well-established booklet series called IMPACT, addressed to policy-makers and practitioners. It highlights the critical perspectives that philosophy can bring to bear on current education policy. Authors are leading writers in philosophy of education and general philosophy. Symposia with leading policy-makers have been arranged for all eleven booklets published to date. There has been extensive media interest in the series since it started in 1999.
The IMPACT Editorial Team consists of:
Dr Christopher Winch (Managing Editor)
Dr Ruth Cigman (Joint Editor)
Professor David Bridges (Joint Editor)
Editorial Board :
Dr Michael Smith (Press Officer)
Professor Richard Smith
Professor Paul Standish
Professor John White
Dr Michael Hand
Dr Lorraine Foreman-Peck
IMPACT pamphlets 2-4 £5.99/US$9.50 (£4.50/US$7 to PESGB members)
plus £1/US$2.50 postage and packing.
IMPACT pamphlets 5-10 £6.99/US$11 (£5.50/US$8 to PESGB members)
plus £1/US$2.50 postage and packing.
For further information about the IMPACT series contact Christopher Winch email christopher.winch@kcl.ac.uk
For orders and information about stock contact sarah.2.moore@kcl.ac.uk.
Please allow 14 days for online orders to be processed (IMPACT orders are dealt with by the society and not by Blackwells). You will not receive an electronic confirmation of your order.
Intelligent Design Theory and other ideological problems
Mary Midgley
What schools are for and why
John White
The visual arts and education
John Gingell
"What Use is Educational Research: a debate"
Robin Barrow & Lorraine Foreman-Peck
'Special Educational Needs: a New Look'
Mary Warnock
'The Importance of PSHE: a philosophical and policy perspective on Personal, Social and Health Education'
Graham Haydon
School Inspection in England: A Re-appraisal
Colin Richards
Sex Education
David Archard
Will the new National Curriculum live up to its aims?
Steve Bramall and John White
Why Teach Foreign Languages in Schools? A philosophical response to curriculum policy
Kevin Williams
New Labour and the Future of Training
Christopher Winch
Educational Equality and the New Selective Schooling
Harry Brighouse
Performance, pay and professionals: measuring the quality of teaching: a challenge to the government's proposals on teachers' pay
Michael Luntley
Educational Assessment: a Critique of Current Policy
Andrew Davis