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Author Macdonald, John, 1887-

Title A philosophy of education
Published [Glenview, Ill.] : Scott, Foresman, [1965]
[©1965]

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Description viii, 285 pages
Contents pt. 1. The universals of educational philosophy. The meaning of education -- Education and human nature -- Knowledge as a basic value: the kinds of knowledge -- Kinds of knowledge: the educational problem -- Art as a basic value -- The art of value in education -- Standards of social and group life -- The education of Homo Socius -- General, liberal, cultural education: parental ascendancy -- Content and process in education -- Formal intellectual discipline -- The basic skills: language and tool--using -- pt. 2. The twentieth century context. The mass media of communication -- Science and technology -- Science and the humanities -- Democracy and education: the basic issues -- Democracy and education: the fundamental outlook -- Education and the social sciences -- Conservatism, progressivism, and the practical teacher -- pt. 3. Idealism -- Pragmatism -- Realism -- Materialism, scientism, and logical positivism -- Marxism -- Existentialism
Notes Bibliography: p.275-279
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 275-279
Subject Education -- Philosophy -- 1965-
Education -- Philosophy.
LC no. 67022559