Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education: A Biographical Introduction (5th Edition)

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Structured around major movements in world history, the lives of leading educators, and the philosophies and ideologies that resulted from their ideas, Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education: A Biographical Introduction, Fifth Edition provides a clear interdisciplinary exploration of the development of educational ideas. The author takes a global perspective on the history and philosophy of education, capturing the essence of educational evolution through the biographies of 23 theorists, philosophers, and educators. This biographical focus, combined with an introductory presentation of the inherent connections between education's major movements and its primary movers, helps students better understand the social and historical conditions that have informed today's educational arena.

Features

• 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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