The authors of this book consult fifteen thinkers, from various fields, who have a profound understanding of the important role that education plays in our world. Each chapter opens with an Introduction and concludes with a discussion and questions.
Autorentext
William Cooney is a professor of philosophy at Hodges University and an adjunct professor at Florida Gulf Coast University. He is past recipient of Teacher of the Year (Burlington Northern Faculty Excellence Award: Briar Cliff University) and Distinguished Scholarship Awards (Briar Cliff University and Marquette University). His other books include Reflections on Gabriel Marcel (ed.), Ten Great Thinkers, From Plato to Piaget, and The Quest for Meaning. His articles appear in such professional journals as Dialogue, Journal for Applied Ethics, The Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics, and The Encyclopedia of Death and Dying.
Inhalt
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Plato, Plato's Cave: On Breaking the Chains of Ignorance
Chapter 3 Confucius, Confucius, The Master Teacher
Chapter 4 John Locke, Locke On Developing Good Habits
Chapter 5 Jean Jacques Rousseau, Rousseau On Keeping Education Natural
Chapter 6 Johann Frederich Herbart, Herbart On the Education of Moral Character
Chapter 7 Horace Mann, Mann's Purposes of Education
Chapter 8 William James, James On the Laws of Habit
Chapter 9 Booker T. Washington, Washington On Achieving Social Equality
Chapter 10 John Dewey, Dewey On Society and Education
Chapter 11 Maria Montessori, Montessori: My System of Education
Chapter 12 Carl Rogers, Rogers On Becoming a Person
Chapter 13 B.F. Skinner, Skinner On Contingency Management in the Classroom
Chapter 14 Shinichi Suzuki, Suzuki On the Intellectual Development of the Child
Chapter 15 Conclusion
Chapter 16 Bibliography