Introduction / Michael Hand and Richard Davies -- The influence of Dewey / David Carr -- Integral education and Pring's liberal vocationalism / Judith Suissa -- Why careers education is part of education / Christopher Winch -- Education for moral seriousness / Michael Hand -- Pring on privatisation : similar premises, different prognosis / James Tooley -- The common school, aptitude and autonomy / Robin Barrow -- Pring's engagement with sociology of education / Michael Young -- Common sense and the craft of teaching / Richard Davies -- The aims and claims of educational research / Alis Oancea -- Faith schools, the common good and the Muslim tradition / Farid Panjwani -- External policy referencing in education / Christine Han -- Reviving teaching for freedom / Hugh Sockett -- Epilogue / Richard Pring