| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 234 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-234). |
| Contents |
Socrates (469/70-399 BC) and the search for definition -- Plato (428-347 BC) : education for the state -- Aristotle (384-322 BC) : education for leisure -- Jesus (5/4 BC-27/8 AD?) : education for the common man -- Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-<100 AD) : the education of the orator -- Aurelius Augustine (354-430) : education for the inner life -- John Amos Comenius (1592-1670) : education as a human right -- John Locke (1632-1704) : education for the English gentleman -- Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) : the education of nature -- Jean Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746-1827) : the education of the people --Friedrich Froebel (1782-1852) : the garden of education -- John Henry Newman (1801-1890) : university education -- John Dewey (1859-1952) : education for the future -- Maria Montessori (1870-1952) : education for personal competence -- Martin Buber (1878-1965) : education for relationship -- Alexander Sutherland Neill (1883-1973) : education for the liberation of the psyche -- Paulo Freire (1921-1997) : education for freedom -- Ivan Illich (1926-2002) : education without schooling. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
| Summary |
A fascinating look at the greatest educators of all time including Rousseau, Newman, Montessori and Freire. The Greatest Educators Ever brings together the most influential and interesting educators of all time. With entries ranging from Plato to Jesus, and Froebel to Freire, This book provides a fascinating overview of the development of educational thought through the ages. Frank Flanagan writes engagingly and accessibly, considering each educator's unique contribution and placing it in a historical and intellectual context. A fascinating read for educators and students alike. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Educators -- Biography.
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Education.
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Educators.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Educators.
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Education. (OCoLC)fst00902499
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Educators. (OCoLC)fst00903702
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Erziehungsphilosophie.
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| Chronological Term |
Geschichte
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Flanagan, Frank M. Greatest educators ever. London ; New York : Continuum, ©2006 (DLC) 2006295567 |
| ISBN |
9780826425157 (electronic bk.) |
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0826425151 (electronic bk.) |
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