First published in 1967, this book suggests that educational problems should not, and indeed cannot, be solved in isolation, but that we need to bring all our disciplines and resources to bear upon them. It explores in turn philosophical, psychological and sociological approaches to educational theory and examines great thinkers such as Plato, R
Preface; 1. Introduction; Part One: Philosophical; 2. Philosophy and Education 3. Plato (427-347 B.C.) 4. Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-78) 5. John Dewey (1859-1952); Part Two: Psychological; 6. Psychology and Education 7. Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) 8. Jean Piaget (b. 1896) 9. B. F. Skinner (b. 1904); Part Three: Sociological; 10. Sociology and Education 11. Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) 12. George H. Mead (1863-1931) 13. Karl Mannheim (1893-1947); Conclusion; Index
Biography
Ivor Morrish
