Title:
The history and philosophy of education : voices of educational pioneers / Madonna M. Murphy.
Author:
Murphy, Madonna M.
Publication Information:
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Merrill Prentice Hall, ©2006.
Call Number:
LB14.7 .M875 2006
Abstract:
This foundations text offers both concepts and key writings from the major educational innovators throughout history, beginning with the ancient civilizations and proceeding to the current 21st century. The text is organized chronologically and takes a biographical approach, giving readers a wealth of primary source material by philosophers, classical to postmodern, whose ideas have helped shape educational practice. Each chapter has a brief biography of the educator's life, a summary of the key contributions of the educator, introductory "questions to guide your reading", and follow-up discussion questions.
ISBN:
9780130955500
Physical Description:
xxviii, 402 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Contents:
I. THE EDUCATION IN THE EARLY CULTURES: 1. Confucius -- II. EDUCATION IN ANCIENT GREECE: 2. Sappho -- 3. Socrates -- 4. Plato -- 5. Aristotle -- III. ROMAN EDUCATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS: 6. Marcus Cicero -- 7. Marcus Fabius -- IV. CHRISTIAN EDUCATION: 8. Jesus of Nazareth -- 9. Saint Augustine -- V. CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE MEDIEVAL TIMES TO EDUCATION: 10. Charlemagne and Alcuin -- 11. Hildegard of Bingen -- 12. Saint Thomas Aquinas -- VI. THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION: 13. Christine de Pizan -- 14. Erasmus -- 15. Martin Luther -- 16. John Amos Comenius -- VII. THE ENLIGHTENMENT AND NEW EDUCATIONAL IDEAS: 17. John Locke -- 18. Jean Jacques Rousseau -- 19. Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi -- 20. Mary Wollstonecraft -- 21. Johann Herbart -- 22. Friedrich Froebel.
VIII. EDUCATION IN THE NEW WORLD: 23. Charles Eastman (Hakadah) and Elaine Goodale Eastman -- 24. Benjamin Franklin -- 25. Thomas Jefferson -- 26. Noah Webster -- IX. DEVELOPING AN AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM: 27. Horace Mann -- 28. Emma Willard -- 29. Catharine Beecher -- X. EDUCATION FOR ALL: 30. Elizabeth Seton -- 31. Thomas Gallaudet -- 32. Booker T. Washington -- 33. W.E.B. DuBois -- XI. EDUCATION FOR DEMOCRACY: 34. John Dewey -- 35. Mary McLeod Bethune -- 36. George S. Counts -- XII. EDUCATION FOR A GLOBAL WORLD: 37. Maria Montesorri -- 38. Jean Piaget -- 39. Paulo Freire.
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