Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education: A Biographical Introduction 5th Edition

Exceptional. Objective review of some of the most influential educational philosophers in history.

Even though I rented this book, one day, I will buy it for myself. This book gives a great insight about how philosophers see education in their perspective and how we may see education in a different way. Trust me, this book will not only give you a philosophy on education, but a philosophy to life as well. :)

Great Purchase. Loved it. Would buy again if I had to.

Awesome historical survey of the development of education!

I am currently reading this textbook, which is required reading for a Middle School teaching class. So far it is an easy read and it gives you a good background in the history of education. My only complaint is that the author took great lengths to cite religious philosophers, and used examples such as Eastern influences(Confucius),Western backgrounds (John Dewey, etc.), but he neglected to mention the contributions of Islamic scholars in education. For this reason, 2 other texts that can be used in addition to this text to gain a more broader perspective of the topic would be:Cobb, S. (1965). Islamic contribution to civilization. Washington, DC: Avalon.Dewey, J. (1993). Philosophy and education in their historic relations.

This book was useful to learn about the educational philosopher I was assigned for a project, but it was SO boring. Unless this is something you have a passion for, I wouldn't recommend this book for anything other that research or if it is a required reading text!

Good book and had to get for class

I was told I have to buy this textbook for a grad class but even the teacher agrees the book is not very good