| Description |
249 pages ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Woburn education series, 1462-2076 |
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Woburn education series. 1462-2076
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| Contents |
1. Introduction: A History of Western Educational Ideas -- 2. The Greeks -- 3. The Romans -- 4. The Judaeo-Christian Tradition -- 5. Medieval Europe and the Influence of Islam -- 6. Humanism and the Renaissance -- 7. The Reformation and the Counter-Reformation to the End of the Seventeenth Century -- 8. The Eighteenth Century: The Enlightenment -- 9. Romanticism -- 10. Industrialism, Nationalism and the Cult of Efficiency -- 11. The Idealist Tradition -- 12. The Development of the Social Sciences in the Nineteenth Century and their Influence on Education -- 13. The Influence of Politics and Political Ideologies on Educational Ideas -- 14. The Second World War and After: Peace, Internationalism and Universal Literacy -- 15. Liberal Education -- 16. Pedagogy -- 17. Gender -- 18. Conclusion: The End of Education? |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Education -- Philosophy -- History.
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| Author |
Gordon, Peter, 1927-
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| LC no. |
2001057514 |
| ISBN |
0713040416 paper |
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0713002190 cloth |
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