Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education: A Biographical Introduction

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. :)

A thorough examination of educational philosophies and their impact on diverse cultures. A really GREAT book!

This is a genuine philosophical text. Once I made it past the introduction, I found myself engrossed in learning about philosophy in 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.

I ordered the following book: Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education: A Biographical Introduction (4th Edition) (Used) The book was in excellent condition, and besides a minor fold in the paperback cover, the book could have qualified as new. Thank you for timely service and for providing a book in excellent condition.

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!

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

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