Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education: From Piaget to the Present (Routledge Key Guides)

Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education: From Piaget to the Present (Routledge Key Guides)

by David Cooper (Series Editor), Liora Bresler (Editor), David Cooper (Series Editor), Liora Bresler (Editor), David Cooper (Series Editor), David Cooper (Editor), Joy Palmer (Series Editor), Joy Palmer (Editor), Liora Bresler (Editor), Joy Palmer (Series Editor)

Synopsis

Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education looks at fifty of the twentieth century's most significant contributors to the debate on education. Among those included are:
* Pierre Bourdieu
* Elliot Eisner
* Hans J. Eysenck
* Michel Focault
* Henry Giroux
* Jurgen Habermas
* Susan Isaacs
* A.S. Neill
* Herbert Read
* Simone Weill.
Together with Fifty Major Thinkers on Education
this book provides a unique history of educational thinking. Each essay gives key biographical information, an outline of the individual's principal achievements and activities, an assessment of his or her impact and influence and a list of their major writings and suggested further reading.

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Format: paperback
Publisher: Routledge
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ISBN 10: 0415224098
ISBN 13: 9780415224093

Media Reviews
This volume is ambitious in scope, tightly written, and a good introduction to the thinkers represented. Recommended for graduate, research, and professional collections in education..
Author Bio
Joy A. Palmer is Professor of Education and Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of Durham. She is Vice President of the National Association for Environmental Education, and a member of the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication.