This comprehensive volume examines the impact on education of such momentous world events as the ascendancy of neo-Conservatism, the collapse of the Soviet system, the end of the Cold War, the reunification of Germany, and the resurgence of ethnonationalism. It creates an historical perspective by identifying and analyzing the significant formative ideas and institutions that have shaped the Western educational heritage. Not-for-sale instructor resource material available to college and university faculty only; contact publisher directly. Titles of related interest from Waveland Press: Gutek, American Education in a Global Society: International and Comparative Perspectives, Second Edition (ISBN 9781577664048) and Gutek, An Historical Introduction to American Education, Third Edition (ISBN 9781577667520).

History of the Western Educational Experience

Education & Teaching

Gutek, Gerald L.

Schools & Teaching

Mcgraw-Hill College

<p>  This book contains readings that provide a keen understanding of the education profession through the writings of the world's great educational thinkers. The selected educational thinkers and the primary sources in the book—situated in history, philosophy, and ideology—reflect the major movements in world history.  Significant issues in education, schooling and teaching, and learning, are addressed in the readings and provide a perspective that offers a continuum from past to present to future. Contributing authors include Aristotle, Plato, Thomas Aquinas, John Calvin, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Thomas Jefferson, Mary Wollstonecraft, Friedrich Froebel, Jane Addams, Maria Montessori, Mohandas Gandhi, and Mao Tse-tung. Brief profiles of each author give readers a personal context of those who shaped educational philosophy and theory—and the very definition of what we call education.  For professionals in education. </p>

Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education: Selected Readings

Pearson

<p>This unique book is structured around the major movements in world history, the biographies of leading educators, and the philosophies and ideologies that resulted from their ideas. Particularly effective, is the author's use of biographies to enhance and examine the great movements in history. By reading these biographies—of 22 theorists, philosophers and educators—readers are able to better understand the human condition that shaped the major historical movements. This comprehensive and highly readable book gives readers an interesting and personal way to examine the historical and philosophical foundations of education. Biographies of Thomas Aquinas, Erasmus, Horace Mann, Friedrich Froebel, Jane Addams, and John Dewey include pivotal information about their impact on the past and the present. Other chapters explore the biographies and educational ideas of Aristotle, Johann Amos Comenius, Mary Wollstonecraft, John Stuart Mill, and Mao Tse-tung. For history, philosophy, and education enthusiasts.</p>

Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education: A Biographical Introduction (3rd Edition)

Pearson College Div

<p>For Historical Foundations of Education and Philosophical Foundations of Education courses. Structured around major movements in world history, the lives of leading educators, and the philosophies and ideologies that resulted from their ideas, this unique text provides a clear interdisciplinary exploration of the development of educational ideas. The author takes a global perspective on the history and philosophy of education, capturing the essence of educational evolution through the biographies of 23 theorists, philosophers, and educators. This biographical focus, combined with an introductory presentation of the inherent connections between education's major movements and its primary movers helps students better understand the social and historical conditions that have informed today's educational arena.</p>

Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education: A Biographical Introduction

Education in the United States: An Historical Perspective

Philosophical, Ideological, and Theoretical Perspectives on Education -- Print Offer (2nd Edition)

<p><br /> <br /> <b>Preface.</b><br /> <p><b>I. THE TEACHING PROFESSION.</b></p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"><b>&nbsp;1. Education and Schooling in American Society.</b></div> <br /> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"><b>&nbsp;2. Teacher Preparation, Demand, Supply and Salaries.</b></div> <br /> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"><b>&nbsp;3. Teaching as a Profession.</b></div> <br /> <p><b>II. THE FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN EDUCATION.</b></p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"><b>&nbsp;4. The Historical Foundations of American Education.</b></div> <br /> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"><b>&nbsp;5. Philosophy and Education.</b></div> <br /> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"><b>&nbsp;6. Modern Educational Philosophies.</b></div> <br /> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"><b>&nbsp;7. Multicultural Education.</b></div> <br /> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"><b>&nbsp;8. International Education and the Teacher.</b></div> <br /> <p><b>III. THE GOVERNANCE AND FINANCING OF AMERICAN EDUCATION.</b></p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"><b>&nbsp;9. The Federal Role in Education.</b></div> <br /> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"><b>10. The State Role in Education.</b></div> <br /> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"><b>11. The Local Role in Education.</b></div> <br /> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"><b>12. Financing Public Education.</b></div> <br /> <p><b>IV. THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF AMERICAN EDUCATION.</b></p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"><b>13. Early Childhood Education.</b></div> <br /> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"><b>14. Elementary Education.</b></div> <br /> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"><b>15. The Junior High and Middle School.</b></div> <br /> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"><b>16. American Secondary Education.</b></div> <br /> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"><b>17. Patterns of American Higher Education.</b></div> <br /> <p><b>V. THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND CURRICULUM.</b></p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"><b>18. The School System and Staff.</b></div> <br /> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"><b>19. Curriculum and Instruction.</b></div> <br /> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"><b>20. The Education of Special Learners.</b></div> <br /></p>

Education and Schooling in America (3rd Edition)

<p>  This second edition continues to examine the major schools of philosophy of education through the systems approach. It also considers the relationship of education to major ideologies such as Liberalism, Conservativism, and Marxism. The third section on Educational Theory analyzes the impact of philosophy and ideology on educational theory and practice by examining such theories as Essentialism, Perennialism, Progressivism, and Social Reconstructionism.  Although focusing on the philosophy of education, this book provides a three-dimensional introduction to educational ideas. First, it examines the major philosophical systems and ideologies that have shaped educational thought and practice. Second, it outlines certain ideas from philosophy and ideology to illustrate how these disciplines contribute to educational theory. Third, in seeking to provide a context for educational philosophy, ideology, and theory, it includes biographical sketches of principal originators or contributors of leading ideas about education.  For professionals working in the field of education. </p>

Philosophical and Ideological Perspectives on Education (2nd Edition)

<i>Philosophical and Ideological Voices in Education</i> contains clearly-written analyses of the major philosophies, ideologies, and theories of education and includes a primary source selection representative of each topic treated in the book. The book is divided into three major parts: (1) philosophies of education; (2) ideologies of education: (3) theories of education. Each chapter examines the nature, principles, and applications of each philosophy, ideology and theory to education, schooling, and curriculum and instruction.

Philosophical and Ideological Voices in Education

<p>Leading author, Gerry Gutek, discusses the major philosophical systems and then applies how these systems and ideologies contribute to educational theory. Examines the origen, meaning and relevance to teaching and learning. New Perspectives on Philosophy and Education is organized into three major parts: philosophies, ideologies, and theories of education. Part I examines philosophy and education, idealism, realism, pragmatism, existentialism and postmodernism and analyzes their educational implications; Part II examines Ideology, Nationalism, Liberalism, Conservatism, and Marxism and analyzes their educational implications; Part III deals with theory, Essentialism, Progressivism, Social Reconstructionism, Critical Theory, and Globalization in terms of their meaning for education. In drawing out the educational implications of these philosophies, ideologies, and theories, the author places the</p>

New Perspectives on Philosophy and Education

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

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