Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education: From Piaget to the Present Day (Routledge Key Guides) [Hardcover]

Liora Bresler (Editor), David Cooper (Editor), Joy Palmer (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 041522408X | ISBN-13: 978-0415224086 | Publication Date: November 9, 2001

Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education looks at fifty of the twentieth century's most significant contributors to the debate on education. Among those included are:
* Pierre Bourdieu
* Elliot Eisner
* Hans J. Eysenck
* Michel Focault
* Henry Giroux
* Jurgen Habermas
* Susan Isaacs
* A.S. Neill
* Herbert Read
* Simone Weill.
Together with Fifty Major Thinkers on Education
this book provides a unique history of educational thinking. Each essay gives key biographical information, an outline of the individual's principal achievements and activities, an assessment of his or her impact and influence and a list of their major writings and suggested further reading.

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This volume is ambitious in scope, tightly written, and a good introduction to the thinkers represented. Recommended for graduate, research, and professional collections in education..
–Choice, May, 2002

About the Author

Joy A. Palmer is Professor of Education and Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of Durham. She is Vice President of the National Association for Environmental Education, and a member of the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Routledge (November 9, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 041522408X
• ISBN-13: 978-0415224086
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches
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• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great resource., March 29, 2003

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This review is from: Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education: From Piaget to the Present Day (Fifty Key Thinkers) (Routledge Key Guides) (Paperback)

This book is great quick resource for anyone interested in the history of education and education theorists. The author provides a short overview of the contributions of each of the "thinkers" included. I find it a most helpful introduction to these "thinkers" and have found after reading it my students are motivated to explore the ideas of one or more of the "thinkers" at a more in-depth level. I would recommend it as a resource or introduction to education theory.