Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education:A Biographical Introduction: United States Edition

Description

Features

·        Includes a consistent four-part chapter organization-Historical Context, Biography, Analysis of the Educational Thinker's Philosophy, and Conclusion- which facilitates optimal understanding and comparison among educators, settings, social contexts, and educational ideas.

·        Presents a global perspective on education-encompassing ancient China, classical Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Protestant Reformation, the Enlightenment, and continuing through the progressive movement, post-Colonialism, and the rise of African-American consciousness-to link students to what exists outside American education and reveal the transmission, interchange, and relationship of educational ideas in their broadest context.

·        Updates the popular Suggestions for Further Reading, encouraging prospective educators to further explore the contributions of their predecessors and providing avenues for additional study, ideas for research, and topics for discussion.

·       Clear, jargon-free, and highly readable narrative enables students to achieve deep understanding of key ideas.

·         Major updates made to discussion questions, research topics, and bibliographies allow for rich class discussion and lead students to reliable sources.

New to this Edition

• Chapter 1 - a new section on significance in the history of education.
• Chapter 2 on Confucius - new sections on legalism and Taoism, teaching in the Chinese school, and Confucianism in a multicultural global society.
• Chapter 4 on Aristotle - new sections on mentoring, the organization of knowledge, and logic.
• Chapter 7 on Erasmus - a new project about the European Erasmus Programme.
• Chpater 8 on Calvin - new sections on nationalism and religious change, comparison of Luther and Calvin, the translation of the Bible and printing, hymnals and psalters, the Protestant ethic and capitalism, and Calvinism related to the American common school movement.
• Chapter 9 on Comenius - a new section on religious origins of the Church of the Brethren and a new project on the Comesius Program for Lifelong Learning.
• Chapter 10 on Rousseau - new sections on Rousseau and the Enlightenment and Rousseau's travels, his philosophy of history, and his relationship with David Hume.
• Chapter 12 on Jefferson - new projects on Monticello and Jefferson's papers.
• Chapter 14 on Mann - new sections on the age of Jackson, Whig ideology, and transcendentalism.
• Chapter 15 on Owen - new section on the Marxist critique of utopian socialism and a new project on Owen's Address at the Institute for the Formation of Character.
• Chapter 16 on Froebel - a new section on Kant, Hegel, and German idealism.
• Chapter 17 on Mill - new sections on utilitarian educational psychology and Mill's concept of critical thinking.
• Chapter 18 on Spencer - new sections on Charles Darwin and social Darwinism in light of contemporary economic change.
• Chapter 21 on Bagley - sec tions on essentialism, normal schools, professionalized subject matter, and the contemporary standards movement.
• Chapter 22 on Montessori - new project on observing a Montessori class.
• Chapter 25 on Freire - a new section on his influence on critical theory.
• NEW! Timelines highlighting key events in each educational philosopher's life at the beginning of every chapter provide a capsule introductory view of the philosopher's career.
• NEW! URLs integrated within the Projects section of each chapter connect students with appropriate and useful sites and information.

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