| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
x, 478 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Plato -- Aristotle -- Jean-Jacques Rousseau -- John Dewey -- Anton Makareno and the new Soviet man -- B. F. Skinner and the planned society -- A. S. Neill and the Free School -- R. S. Peters and education as initiation -- Ivan Illich and the deschooled society. |
| Summary |
This book provides an analysis of the major educational theories of European culture. It covers the spectrum of educational thought from the traditional positions of Plato and Aristotle, through the opposed progressive positions of Rousseau and Dewey, to recent and contemporary variations and reactions to these viewpoints in the work of the Russian communist educator Makarenko, the behaviourist and social theorist B F Skinner, the apostle of freedom in education A S Neill, the British analytic philosopher R S Peters, and finally the prophet of the deschooled society, Ivan Illich. In this second edition a new section covers developments in educational theory up to the present day, along with a comprehensive bibliography. The book provides an introduction to the theory and philosophy of education for beginning students in the subject. The readings are of sufficient length to give representative coverage of the ideas of the individual theorists and are each introduced by a commentary which provides philosophical and historical context. Central issues in education that recur throughout the book include the nature and aims of education, choice of curriculum content, the teacher pupil relationship, freedom and authority, moral development, and the role of the state in education. |
| Subject |
Education -- Philosophy.
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Education -- Philosophy.
(OCoLC)fst00902721
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Forschung.
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Pädagogik.
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Éducation - Philosophie.
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Forschung. (DE-588)4017894-8
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Pädagogik. (DE-588)4044302-4
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| Indexed Term |
Education Theories, to 1978 |
| Added Author |
Hobson, Peter R.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Bowen, James, 1928- Theories of education. 2nd ed. Brisbane ; New York : J. Wiley, 1987 (OCoLC)761319075 |
| ISBN |
0471334200 (pbk.) |
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9780471334200 (pbk.) |
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