A history of education

By F.V.N. Painter

Book Overview

School shapes nations, and nations shape school. In A History of Education, F. V. N. Painter traces western education history from the academies of antiquity to modern systems with a storyteller's pace and a historian's discipline. Ideas travel through classrooms too. Written as a scholarly education survey and a lucid schooling history textbook, Painter maps the evolution of schooling: how aims of learning changed, how institutions formed, and how education reform movements rose in response to politics, faith, and social need. The narrative doubles as a pedagogy reference guide, setting out the history of teaching methods alongside the debates that powered them, from discipline and memory work to child-centred approaches. Rich in educational philosophy classics and grounded in classical curriculum studies, it offers a clear thread through ancient to modern education without losing the texture of each era. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this heritage volume has been restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure -- it belongs on the shelf of readers who love the long story of ideas, as well as teachers seeking teacher training reading with perspective. Historians, parents, and policy-minded readers will find a steady practical compass for today's arguments about curriculum, access, and the purpose of public instruction. For students, it serves as an education majors study guide that connects theory to tradition; for general readers, a brisk, authoritative tour of how schooling became what we recognise today.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9389265673
• ISBN13: 9789389265675
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"