A text-book in the history of education

By Paul Monroe

Book Overview

How did classrooms make civilisation? Schools shape the civilised world. In A text-book in the history of education, Paul Monroe traces the long arc of learning from temple schools and Greek paideia to medieval universities, the Reformation, and the modern state. Written with the clarity of a born teacher, it reads as both a history of education textbook and a narrative of ideas, showing how beliefs about the child, society, and knowledge become institutions. Monroe offers a dependable educational history reference book for readers who want a college education history survey without the dryness. You see the development of schooling systems alongside the history of educational philosophy: humanism and discipline, faith and reason, utility and culture. The evolution of teaching methods appears in real terms - what was taught, to whom, and why - making it vital for pedagogy and curriculum studies, teacher training reading, and any education students required text. First published when education was becoming a modern profession, this work helped define the field and remains one of the educational philosophy classics. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. For those drawn to western civilisation education, it is an ancient to modern education guide that connects past debates to present classrooms, and a handsome cornerstone for libraries built around serious intellectual history. Ideal for historians, teachers, and readers who prize context.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353702259
• ISBN13: 9789353702250
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 806 Pages
• Weight: 2.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"