Philosophical foundations of education, 9th ed.(Brief article)(Book review)

9780132540742

Philosophical foundations of education, 9th ed.

Ozmon, Howard A.

Pearson Education

2012

374 pages

$77.33

Paperback

LB14

Introducing students to the philosophy of education, Ozmon (education, Virginia Commonwealth U.) explains how philosophical ideas about education developed and are relevant to the field. He leads readers from simple to complex ideas arranged in chronological order, and their applications in educational aims, curriculum, methods, and teaching, along with assessments of each philosophy and how other scholars view it in social and historical contexts. Philosophies include idealism, realism, Eastern philosophy and religion, reconstructionism, behaviorism, existentialism, Marxism, and analytic philosophy. This edition incorporates chapter introductions; general revisions and updates to each chapter; more on the role of women and minorities in shaping theory and practice; a new bibliography and additional Internet resources; expanded and updated coverage of pragmatism and education, research on de Beauvoir and Maritain, and postmodernism; and a revised postscript.

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