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Philosophical Foundations of Education
ISBN: 9780131996250 | 0131996258
Edition: 8thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 1/1/2008
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Presenting breadth and depth of coverage in a highly readable style, the 8th edition of this popular survey text again provides balanced treatment of all the major schools of thought about education. The authors address how philosophical ideas about education developed over time--arranging their coverage in chronological order--and pay close attention to historical context, while emphasizing each philosophy's continuing relevance to education today. For each philosophy, they show its application in aims, curriculum, methods, and teaching. Addit... MORE
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| The Need for Philosophy of Education1 Branches of Philosophy | p. 2 |
| Theory and Practice in Education | p. 6 |
| The Quest in Philosophy in Education | p. 10 |
| Developing a Philosophical Perspective on Education | p. 12 |
| Selected Readings | p. 13 |
| Idealism and Education | p. 14 |
| Development of Idealism | p. 14 |
| Platonic Idealism | p. ... MORE |
| Religious Idealism | p. 18 |
| Development of Modern Idealism | p. 20 |
| Idealism as a Philosophy of Education | p. 27 |
| Aims of Education | p. 28 |
| Methods of Education | p. 32 |
| Curriculum | p. 35 |
| Role of the Teacher | p. 36 |
| Critique of Idealism in Education | p. 37 |
| Plato: The Republic | p. 41 |
| Kant: Education | p. 44 |
| Realism and Education | p. 48 |
| Classical Traditions | p. 48 |
| Aristotelian Realism | p. 48 |
| Religious Realism | p. 53 |
| Development of Modern Realism | p. 56 |
| Contemporary Realism | p. 59 |
| Realism as a Philosophy of Education | p. 65 |
| Aims of Education | p. 65 |
| Methods of Education | p. 71 |
| Curriculum | p. 74 |
| Role of the Teacher | p. 75 |
| Critique of Realism in Education | p. 77 |
| Aristotle: The Politics and Ethics of Aristotle | p. 81 |
| Locke: Some Thoughts Concerning Education | p. 86 |
| Eastern Philosophy, Religion, and Education | p. 91 |
| The Development of Eastern Thought | p. 92 |
| Far Eastern and Indian Thought | p. 92 |
| Indian Thought | p. 93 |
| Chinese Thought | p. 102 |
| Japanese Thought | p. 106 |
| Middle Eastern Thought | p. 108 |
| Eastern Thought and Philosophy of Education | p. 113 |
| Aims of Education | p. 113 |
| Methods and Curriculum | p. 115 |
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