Advanced educational foundations for teachers : the history, philosophy and culture of schooling / Donald K. Sharples. [print]

Education and the social sciences -- The ancient educational heritage -- Education in classical Greece -- Educational ideas and practices in the classical Roman period -- Education in the Middle Ages -- The Reformation, Renaissance, and education -- Philosophy and science during the Enlightenment -- Education in colonial and revolutionary America -- African-American history and culture -- Hispanic American history and culture -- Asian American history and culture -- Native Americans and education -- Modern educational philosophies -- Nineteenth and twentieth-century educational trends -- Contemporary American education.

Sharpes' approach synthesizes historical, philosophical, and cultural perspectives. ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS FOR TEACHERS couples practical teaching applications with theoretical approaches while emphasizing diversity and other multicultural issues. It also covers the history of schooling from ancient times to the present, including biographies of major non-Western figures as well as the cannon of educational innovators This book follows the development of math and science among the Greeks, through its turbulent history during the Renaissance and Enlightenment, to contemporary controversies. Sharpes focuses on the central figures in the history of education and explores their influential roles, beginning with Confucius and Socrates and advancing to Mann and Dewey. This unique study links current multicultural and postmodern perspectives with detailed histories of the educational tradition. ~ Back cover of the book.

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