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This book focuses on major educational philosophies impacting Western education and makes sense of past and current trends placed in historical context. This third edition is updated with the swift changes taking place in education and looks at postmodernism as it has continued to develop during the past fifty years.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Preface to the Third Edition Chapter 2 Preface to the First Edition Chapter 3 Acknowledgments Chapter 4 1. Philosophy and Education Chapter 5 2. Liberalism Versus Conservatism Chapter 6 3. Classical Educational Theory Chapter 7 4. Renaissance Humanism: The Culmination of Educational Conservatism Chapter 8 5. The Beginning of Educational Liberalism Chapter 9 6. The Flowering of Liberalism Chapter 10 7. The Neo-Conservative Reaction Chapter 11 8. Educational Liberalism Redefined Chapter 12 9. A Proposed Solution Chapter 13 10. Educational Psychologies Chapter 14 11. Postmodernism Chapter 15 12. Postmodernism in the 21st Century and Educating the Millennials Chapter 16 Index

Philosophy of Education in Historical Perspective

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      Publisher: University Press of America
      Publication Date: 3/23/2010 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780761850601, 978-0761850601
      ISBN10: 0761850600

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book focuses on major educational philosophies impacting Western education and makes sense of past and current trends placed in historical context. This third edition is updated with the swift changes taking place in education and looks at postmodernism as it has continued to develop during the past fifty years.

      Table of Contents
      Chapter 1 Preface to the Third Edition Chapter 2 Preface to the First Edition Chapter 3 Acknowledgments Chapter 4 1. Philosophy and Education Chapter 5 2. Liberalism Versus Conservatism Chapter 6 3. Classical Educational Theory Chapter 7 4. Renaissance Humanism: The Culmination of Educational Conservatism Chapter 8 5. The Beginning of Educational Liberalism Chapter 9 6. The Flowering of Liberalism Chapter 10 7. The Neo-Conservative Reaction Chapter 11 8. Educational Liberalism Redefined Chapter 12 9. A Proposed Solution Chapter 13 10. Educational Psychologies Chapter 14 11. Postmodernism Chapter 15 12. Postmodernism in the 21st Century and Educating the Millennials Chapter 16 Index

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