Advanced Educational Foundations for Teachers: The History, Philosophy, and Culture of Schooling

by Sharpes,Donald K.

• ISBN13: 9780815338611
• ISBN10: 0815338619
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781135720650
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2001-12-21
• Publisher: Routledge
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Summary

Sharpes' approach synthesizes historical, philosophical, and cultural standpoints. The text contains practical teaching applications alongside theory and an integrated emphasis of diversity and other multicultural themes. It also 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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Outline	p. ix
Education and the Social Sciences	p. 1
The Ancient Educational Heritage	p. 19
Education in Classical Greece	p. 49
Educational Ideas and Practices in the Classical Roman Period	p. 79
Education in the Middle Ages	p. 107
The Reformation, Renaissance, and Education	p. 153
Philosophy and Science during the Enlightenment	p. 209
Education in Colonial and Revolutionary America	p. 253
African-American History and Culture	p. 297
Hispanic American History and Culture	p. 337
Asian American History and Culture	p. 357
Native Americans and Education	p. 373
Modern Educational Philosophies	p. 399
Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Educational Trends	p. 431
Contemporary American Education	p. 451
References	p. 483
Subject Index	p. 513
Name Index	p. 519
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