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A History of Western Educational Ideas

By Denis Lawton , Peter Gordon

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2004
ISBN
0713040416, 9780713040418
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3346505 bytes)
Series
Woburn Education Series
Pages
256\257
DPI
600
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-09-17 14:21:32

Description

There are many aspects of an education system that only make sense if we know how that system has developed over time. Part of this comes from knowing how institutions have changed, but it is also important to understand how ideas in education have developed.This book discusses the continuous development of educational thought over three millennia. The focus upon the history of ideas in this volume is partly an attempt to move history of education away from an approach based on 'great men' to technological, economic and political influences on ideas and beliefs. It reviews many issues, ranging from the purposes of education from the earliest times, to the challenge of postmodernism in the present century. The authors provide an accessible and thought-provoking guide to the educational ideas that underlie practice.

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