162 Pages
by
Routledge
162 Pages
by
Routledge
162 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1981, Essays on Educators is a collection of essays on a variety of themes relating to Great Educators. The book is not only an exposition of the thought of these educators but a collection of critical essays in which their writings are used selectively to raise problems of permanent educational interest and importance.
The first part explores the education of the... Read more
Preface; Acknowledgements; Part 1: The Individual and Society 1. Was Plato Nearly Right about Education? 2. The Paradoxes in Rousseau’s Emile 3. Democratic Values and Educational Aims Part 2: Tradition and Progressivism 4. Herbert Spencer’s Scientific Progressivism 5. John Dewey’s Philosophy of Education 6. Michael Oakeshott’s Philosophy of Education Part 3: Interdisciplinary Critiques 7. The Place of Kohlberg’s Theory in Moral Education 8. Motivation and Education; Index
Biography
R. S. Peters
