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The greatest educators ever

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
eBook, English, ©2006
Continuum, London, ©2006
Biographies
1 online resource (vi, 234 pages)
9780826425157, 9781281784179, 0826425151, 1281784176
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Socrates (469/70-399 BC) and the search for definition
Plato (428-347 BC) : education for the state
Aristotle (384-322 BC) : education for leisure
Jesus (5/4 BC-27/8 AD?) : education for the common man
Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-<100 AD) : the education of the orator
Aurelius Augustine (354-430) : education for the inner life
John Amos Comenius (1592-1670) : education as a human right
John Locke (1632-1704) : education for the English gentleman
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) : the education of nature
Jean Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746-1827) : the education of the people
Friedrich Froebel (1782-1852) : the garden of education
John Henry Newman (1801-1890) : university education
John Dewey (1859-1952) : education for the future
Maria Montessori (1870-1952) : education for personal competence
Martin Buber (1878-1965) : education for relationship
Alexander Sutherland Neill (1883-1973) : education for the liberation of the psyche
Paulo Freire (1921-1997) : education for freedom
Ivan Illich (1926-2002) : education without schooling
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