Fifty Major Thinkers on Education: From Confucius to Dewey Contributor(s): Palmer, Joy (Editor), Bresler, Liora (Editor), Cooper, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415231264 ISBN-13: 9780415231268 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $40.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2001 Annotation: Why and how people should be educated has, throughout history, preoccupied some of civilization's greatest minds. This unique work summarizes and analyzes the thinking on education of fifty individuals drawn from a time span covering 500 BC to the nineteenth century. Among those included are: |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | History - Education | Essays - Education | Reference |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2001019309 |
Series: Fifty Key Thinkers (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5.52" W x 8.38" (0.74 lbs) 272 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In this unique work some of today's greatest educators present concise, accessible summaries of the great educators of the past. Covering a time-span from 500 BC to the early twentieth century each essay gives key biographical information, an outline of the individual's principal achievements and activities, an assessment of their impact and influence, a list of their major writings and suggested further reading. Together with Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education, this book provides a unique reference guide for all students of education. |