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Philosophical Foundations of Education, 8/E
Howard A. Ozmon, Virginia Commonwealth University
Samuel M. Craver, Virginia Commonwealth University

ISBN-10: 0131996258
ISBN-13: 9780131996250

Publisher: Merrill
Copyright: 2008
Format: Paper; 408 pp
Published: 05/01/2007

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For Philosophical Foundations of Education, Introduction/Foundations of Education, or Social Foundations of Education courses.

 

Presenting breadth and depth of coverage in a highly readable style, the 8th edition of this popular survey text again provides balanced treatment of all the major schools of thought about education. The authors address how philosophical ideas about education developed over time–arranging their coverage in chronological order–and pay close attention to historical context, while emphasizing each philosophy's continuing relevance to education today. For each philosophy, they show its application in aims, curriculum, methods, and teaching. Additionally, they critically assess each philosophy, and examine how numerous other scholars view it.

 

The new edition now offers a greater emphasis on women and minorities such as Montessori, De Beauvoir, Greene, DeBois, King, and West.

 

  • Coverage of Idealism, Eastern philosophy, Pragmatism, and Postmodernism.

    • Ensures students explore the current educational landscape and understand that the philosophical foundations of the field are still relevant.

  • End-of-chapter primary source readings–Directly relate to chapter topics.

    • Encourages students to expand their study in the field and provides important works by leading philosophers and educational theorists right in the text.

  • Selected readings lists and bibliography–Includes extensive listings of both classic and contemporary works.

    • Offers a readily available tool for additional self-study, assignments, and in-class discussions.

  • List of Internet resources and Web links–Including sites that provide downloadable materials.

    • Links students to additional sources of reliable information vouched for by the text's authors.

  • Standard chapter organization–Consists of historical development, current status, influence on education, critique, research activities, readings.

    • Facilitates comparison of theories–shows students each theory through the same lens.

  • Selected Readings list at the end of each chapter–Thoroughly annotated.

    • Familiarizes students with the work of philosophers who both champion and criticize the chapter's theory.

NEW! Additional coverage is given to the role of women and minorities including Montessori, De Beauvior, Green, DuBois, King, and West in terms of their roles in shaping both the theory and practice of philosophy of education.
NEW! The extensive bibliography, websites, and internet links have been expanded to further help readers find additional information on the philosophies mentioned in the text.
NEW! A postscript at the end of the book revisits and connects the central themes of the book with a look at the past and future uses of philosophy of education.

Introduction    1

The Need for Philosophy of Education    1

Branches of Philosophy    2

Theory and Practice in Education    6

The Quest in Philosophy in Education    10

Developing a Philosophical Perspective on Education    12

Selected Readings    13

1      Idealism and Education    14

Development of Idealism    14

Platonic Idealism    15    •    Religious Idealism    18

Development of Modern Idealism    20

Idealism as a Philosophy of Education    27

Aims of Education    28    •    Methods of Education    32     •    Curriculum    35    •    Role of the Teacher    36

Critique of Idealism in Education    37

Plato: The Republic    41

Kant: Education    44

2      Realism and Education    48

Classical Traditions    48

Aristotelian Realism    48    •    Religious Realism    53

Development of Modern Realism    56

Contemporary Realism    59

Realism as a Philosophy of Education    65

Aims of Education    65    •    Methods of Education    71    •    Curriculum    74    •    Role of the Teacher    75

Critique of Realism in Education    77

Aristotle: The Politics and Ethics of Aristotle    81

Locke: Some Thoughts Concerning Education    86

3      Eastern Philosophy, Religion, and Education    91

The Development of Eastern Thought    92

Far Eastern and Indian Thought    92

Indian Thought    93    •    Chinese Thought    102 •    Japanese Thought    106

Middle Eastern Thought    108

Eastern Thought and Philosophy of Education    113

Aims of Education    113    •    Methods and  Curriculum    115    •    Role of the Teacher    116

Critique of Eastern Philosophy in Education    116

Bhagavad-Gita    118

Suzuki: Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind    122

4      Pragmatism and Education    127

Roots of the Pragmatist Worldview    127

Induction: A New Way of Thinking    128    •    Centrality of Experience    129    •    Science and Society    132

American Pragmatists    134

Pragmatism as a Philosophy of Education    144

Aims of Education    145    •    Methods of  Education    148    •    Curriculum    150 •    Role of the Teachers    151

Critique of Pragmatism in Education    154

James: Talks to Teachers    156

Dewey: Democracy and Education    161

5      Reconstructionism and Education    167

Historical Background of Reconstructionism    167

Philosophy of Reconstructionism    171

Reconstructionism as a Philosophy of Education    180

Education and the Human Crisis    180    •    Role of the School    183    •    Aims of Education    185    •      Methods of Education    186    •    Curriculum    187      •    Role of the Teacher    189

Critique of Reconstructionism in Education    190

Counts: Dare the Schools Build a New Social Order?    193

Shane and Shane: Educating the Youngest for Tomorrow    196

6      Behaviorism and Education    200

Philosophical Bases of Behaviorism    201

Realism    201    •    Materialism    202    •    Early Behaviorists    203    •    Behaviorism and  Positivism    204

Philosophical Aspects of Behaviorism    206

Behaviorism as a Philosophy of Education    212

Aims of Education    212    •    Methods and Curriculum    215    •    Role of the Teacher    219

Critique of Behaviorism in Education    220

Hobbes: The Leviathan    224

Skinner: Beyond Freedom and Dignity    228

7      Existentialism, Phenomenology, and Education    234

Existentialist Philosophers and Their Thought    234

Existentialism in Modern Life    241

Phenomenological Philosophers and Their Thought    243

Heidegger and Phenomenology    244    •      Phenomenology and Hermeneutics    246

Existentialism and Phenomenology in Philosophy of Education    247

Aims of Education    247    •    Methods of  Education    252    •    Curriculum    255    •    Role of the Teacher    255

Critique of Existentialism and Phenomenology in Education    258

Sartre: Existentialism and Humanism    261

Greene: Landscapes of Learning    264

8      Analytic Philosophy and Education    269

Analytic Movement in Philosophy    269

Realism and the Early Analytic Movement    270    •    Logical Positivism and Analysis    274    •    Linguistic Analysis    277

Philosophical Analysis and Philosophy of Education    282

Aims of Education    286    •    Methods of  Education    289    •    Curriculum    291    •    Role of the Teacher    291

Critique of Analytic Philosophy in Education    292

Martin: On the Reduction of “Knowing That” to “Knowing How”    295

Barrow: Does the Question “What Is Education?” Make Sense?    298

9      Marxism and Education    304

Origins of Marxism    304

Materialism    304    •    Socialism    306    •    Political Economy    306

The Philosophy of Karl Marx    307

Western Marxism and the Origins of “Critical Theory”    314

The Frankfurt School    315

Marxism as a Philosophy of Education    317

Aims of Education    317    •    Methods and  Curriculum    322    •    Role of the Teacher    325

Critique of Marxism in Education    326

Marx: On Education    330

10   Philosophy, Education, and the Challenge of Postmodernism    337

Postmodern Variety    337

Postmodernism and Philosophy    339

Postmodern Philosophy and Its European Backgrounds    340    •    Criticisms of Postmodernism    345

Postmodern Philosophy and Education    346

Aims of Education    348    •    Methods and  Curriculum    351    •    Role of the Teacher    353

Critique of Postmodernism in Education    355

Giroux: Border Pedagogy as Postmodern Resistance    358

Nuyen: Lyotard as Moral Educator    363

Useful Web Sites and Internet Links    370

Selected Bibliography    373

Index    384

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