Advanced educational foundations for teachers : the history, philosophy, and culture of schooling / Donald K. Sharpes.

This title covers the history of schooling from ancient times to the present, including biographies of major non-western figures as well as the canon of educational innovators. The author synthesizes historical, philosophical and cultural standpoints and the text contains practical teaching applicat...

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Main Author: Sharpes, Donald K.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : RoutledgeFalmer, 2002.
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Table of Contents:
  • Education and the social sciences
  • The ancient educational heritage
  • Education in classical Greece
  • Educational ideas and practices in the classical Roman period
  • Education in the Middle Ages
  • The Reformation, Renaissance, and education
  • Philosophy and science during the Enlightenment
  • Education in colonial and revoulutionary America
  • African-American history and culture
  • Hispanic American history and culture
  • Asian American history and culture
  • Native Americans and education
  • Modern educational philosophies
  • Nineteenth- and twentieth-century educational trends
  • Contemporary American education.