Perspectives in Education Custom Book (3e)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

MODULE 1 Concepts of Education 1
Chapter 1: Plato and Socrates 3
Plato: Idealist Philosopher and Educator for the Perfect Society
(Gutek (2011), Chapter 3) 4
Socrates and Plato (Johnson & Reed, Chapter 1) 25
Chapter 2: Locke 37
John Locke (Johnson & Reed, Chapter 5) 38
Pragmatism and Education (Ozmon & Craver, Chapter 4) 47
Chapter 3: Rousseau 53
Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Prophet of Naturalism (Gutek (2011), Chapter 10) 54
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Johnson & Reed, Chapter 6) 74
Chapter 4: Froebel 85
Friedrich Froebel: Founder of the Kindergarten (Gutek (2001),
Chapter 14) 86
Chapter 5: Behaviorism and Education 103
(Ozmon & Craver, Chapter 6) 105
MODULE 2 Purpose(s) of Education 139
Chapter 6: Dewey 141
John Dewey (Johnson & Reed, Chapter 8) 142
Chapter 7: Montessori 169
Maria Montessori: Proponent of Early Childhood Education
(Gutek (2001), Chapter 19) 170
Chapter 8: Wollstonecraft 181
Mary Wollstonecraft: Proponent of Women’s Rights and Education
(Gutek (2001), Chapter 11) 183
Chapter 9: Freire 195
Paulo Freire (Johnson & Reed, Chapter 13) 196
Chapter 10: Giroux 211
Critical Theory (Gutek (2004), Chapter 19) 213
Philosophy, Education and the Challenge of Postmodernism
(Ozmon & Craver, Chapter 10) 233
Chapter 11: Confucius 265
Confucius: Proponent of Educating for a Harmonious Society
(Gutek (2011), Chapter 2) 267
MODULE 3 The Future of Education 289
Chapter 12: Noddings 291
Nel Noddings (Johnson & Reed, Chapter 14) 292
Chapter 13: Palmer 307
Parker J. Palmer (Johnson & Reed, Chapter 18) 309
Chapter 14: Lipman 333
Matthew Lipman (Johnson & Reed, Chapter 16) 334
Chapter 15: Eastern Philosophy, Religion and Education 357
Eastern Philosophy, Religion and Education (Ozmon & Craver,
Chapter 3) 358