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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782376803321

Autore

Flanagan Frank M

Titolo

The greatest educators ever / / Frank M. Flanagan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Continuum International Publishing, 2005

ISBN

1-281-78417-6

0-8264-2515-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource  (vi, 234 pages)

Disciplina

370.922

Soggetti

Educators

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; 1 Socrates (469/70-399 BC) and the Search for Definition; 2 Plato (428-347 BC): Education for the State; 3 Aristotle (384-322 BC): Education for Leisure; 4 Jesus (5/4 BC-27/8 AD?): Education for the Common Man; 5 Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-<100 AD): The Education of the Orator; 6 Aurelius Augustine (354-430): Education for the Inner Life; 7 John Amos Comenius (1592-1670): Education as a Human Right; 8 John Locke (1632-1704): Education for the English Gentleman; 9 Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778): The Education of Nature

10 Jean Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746-1827): The Education of the People; 11 Friedrich Froebel (1782-1852): The Garden of Education; 12 John Henry Newman (1801-1890): University Education; 13 John Dewey (1859-1952): Education for the Future; 14 Maria Montessori (1870-1952): Education for Personal Competence; 15 Martin Buber (1878-1965): Education for Relationship; 16 Alexander Sutherland Neill (1883-1973): Education for the Liberation of the Psyche; 17 Paulo Freire (1921-1997): Education for Freedom; 18 Ivan Illich (1926-2002): Education Without Schooling; Conclusion; Notes; Further Reading

Sommario/riassunto

A fascinating look at the greatest educators of all time including Rousseau, Newman, Montessori and Freire. The Greatest Educators Ever brings together the most influential and interesting educators of all time. With entries ranging from Plato to Jesus, and Froebel to Freire, This book provides a fascinating overview of the development of



educational thought through the ages. Frank Flanagan writes engagingly and accessibly, considering each educator's unique contribution and placing it in a historical and intellectual context. A fascinating read for educators and students alike.