Historical and philosophical foundations of education : a biographical introduction /
Gutek, Gerald Lee
Historical and philosophical foundations of education : a biographical introduction / Gerald Lee Gutek - Upper Saddle River, New Jersey : Merrill Publishing Company, c1997 - viii, 432 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Chapter. 1. Educational Biography and the Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education -- Chapter. 2. Plato: Idealist Philosopher and Educator for the Perfect Society -- Chapter. 3. Aristotle: Founder of Realism -- Chapter. 4. Quintilian: Rhetorical Educator in Service of the Emperor -- Chapter. 5. Thomas Aquinas: Scholastic Theologian and Creator of the Medieval Christian Synthesis -- Chapter. 6. Desiderius Erasmus: Renaissance Humanist and Cosmopolitan Educator -- Chapter. 7. John Calvin: Theologian and Educator of the Protestant Reformation -- Chapter. 8. Johann Amos Comenius: Pansophist Educator and Proponent of International Education -- Chapter. 9. Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Prophet of Naturalism -- Chapter. 10. Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi: Proponent of Educating the Heart and Senses -- Chapter. 11. Thomas Jefferson: Advocate of Republican Education -- Chapter. 12. Mary Wollstonecraft: Proponent of Women's Rights and Education -- Chapter. 13. Horace Mann: Leader of the Common School Movement.
Structured around the biographies of educators, philosophers and world figures, this book combines both a historical overview of world education and a balanced treatment of educational philosophies. It emphasizes the importance of contexts and situations in the development of educational ideas.
9780132097437
EDUCATION
LA 2301 .G88 1997
Historical and philosophical foundations of education : a biographical introduction / Gerald Lee Gutek - Upper Saddle River, New Jersey : Merrill Publishing Company, c1997 - viii, 432 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Chapter. 1. Educational Biography and the Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education -- Chapter. 2. Plato: Idealist Philosopher and Educator for the Perfect Society -- Chapter. 3. Aristotle: Founder of Realism -- Chapter. 4. Quintilian: Rhetorical Educator in Service of the Emperor -- Chapter. 5. Thomas Aquinas: Scholastic Theologian and Creator of the Medieval Christian Synthesis -- Chapter. 6. Desiderius Erasmus: Renaissance Humanist and Cosmopolitan Educator -- Chapter. 7. John Calvin: Theologian and Educator of the Protestant Reformation -- Chapter. 8. Johann Amos Comenius: Pansophist Educator and Proponent of International Education -- Chapter. 9. Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Prophet of Naturalism -- Chapter. 10. Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi: Proponent of Educating the Heart and Senses -- Chapter. 11. Thomas Jefferson: Advocate of Republican Education -- Chapter. 12. Mary Wollstonecraft: Proponent of Women's Rights and Education -- Chapter. 13. Horace Mann: Leader of the Common School Movement.
Structured around the biographies of educators, philosophers and world figures, this book combines both a historical overview of world education and a balanced treatment of educational philosophies. It emphasizes the importance of contexts and situations in the development of educational ideas.
9780132097437
EDUCATION
LA 2301 .G88 1997