| Description |
1 online resource (121 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge Library Editions: Education |
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Routledge library editions. Education.
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| Contents |
EDUCATIONAL THEORY An Introduction; Copyright; Educational Theory An Introduction; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Educational theory; i Introduction; ii Theory; iii Explanatory theories and practical theories; iv Educational theory and philosophy of education; v Psychology and sociology; vi Conclusion; 2 The structure of educational theory; i Limited and general theories; ii Structure of scientific theory; iii Structure of practical theory; iv Assumptions in educational theory; v Two models of education; vi Justifying an educational theory; vii Summary |
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3 Historical theories of educationi Introduction; ii The educational theory of Plato; iii The educational theory of Rousseau; iv The educational theory of James Mill; v The educational theory of John Dewey; vi Conclusion; 4 A critique of the historical theories; i Introduction; ii Assumptions about aims; iii Assumptions about human nature; iv Assumptions about knowledge and methods; v The usefulness of the historical theories; 5 The groundwork of educational theory; i Introduction; ii Child study; (a) Piaget; (b) Freud; iii Learning theory; (a) Associationism; (b) Gestalt theory; iv Sociology |
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(A) Durkheim(b) Recent sociology of education; v Conclusion; 6 A contemporary model; i Content and form; ii Philosophy and educational theory; iii Educational aims; iv The nature of children; v Knowledge and methods; vi The content of general theory; vii Conclusion; Further reading; Bibliography |
| Summary |
This book comes strongly to the defence of educational theory and shows that it has a structure and integrity of its own. The author argues that the validity of educational theory may best be judged in terms of the various assumptions made in it. His argument is illustrated by a review and critique of some particularly influential theories of education: those of Plato, Rousseau, James Mill and John Dewey. He stresses the need for an on-going, contemporary, general theory of education and examines the ways in which the disciplines of psychology, sociology and philosophy can contribute to a gene |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Education -- Philosophy -- History
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Education -- Philosophy
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203137956 |
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0203137957 |
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