Philosophical foundations of education

By Samuel M. Craver and Howard A. Ozmon

Book Overview

Presenting breadth and depth of coverage in a highly readable style, the seventh edition of this popular survey book again provides balanced treatment of all the major schools of thought about education. The authors address how philosophical ideas about education developed over time arranging their coverage in chronological order and paying close attention to historical context, while emphasizing each philosophy's continuing relevance to education today. For each philosophy, they show its application in aims, curriculum, methods, and teaching. Additionally, they critically assess each philosophy, and examine how numerous other scholars view it. Thorough revision throughout brings every aspect of the coverage as up-to-date as possible, particularly in coverage of Idealism, Eastern philosophy, Pragmatism, and Postmodernism. For today's educators and philosophers.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0675080495
• ISBN13: 9780675080491
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: Merrill
• Length: 297 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A great textbook!

Only someone studying the topic would be even remotely interested in this book, but it is one of the most logically arranged textbooks you will find. The content is presented in readable prose, and each of the topical chapters concludes with sections applying the ideas to the field of education. The existentialist in me says, "pay your money and make your choice... and then, no whining!"

Excellent basic text for undergraduate ed/phil courses.

I teach an entry-level undergraduate course in educational philosophy. My first year students needed a basic text to structure the course, yet it was important to me that the students read WHAT the philosphers had to say rather than just reading ABOUT them. This volume enables the students to do just that -- it contains primary source material in the form of selected essays by leading philosphers, as well as providing general background on major philosophical schools. Ozmon and Craver also include a section for each major school of philosophy that specifcally addresses the aims of education, role of the teacher, and methods and curriculum.