Tests in Life and Learning: A deathly dialogue

Educational Philosophy and Theory 40 (3):407-417 (2008)
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This article is an imaginary Socratic dialogue between J. S. Mill and Michel Foucault, principally concerning educational assessment.

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10.1111/j.1469-5812.2007.00358.x

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Philosophy and social hope.Richard Rorty - 1999 - New York: Penguin Books.
On Liberty.John Stuart Mill - 1859 - Broadview Press.
The Nicomachean Ethics. Aristotle - 1951 - Revue Philosophique de la France Et de l'Etranger 143:477-478.
Democracy in education.John Dewey - 2008 - In Alexandra Miletta & Maureen McCann Miletta (eds.), Classroom Conversations: A Collection of Classics for Parents and Teachers. The New Press.

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