ABSTRACT

An Introduction to the History of Educational Theories, first published in 1881, offers a comprehensive overview of the most notable approaches to education throughout Western history, from Athens and Rome to the Victorian public school. Exploring not only the still famous theories of Plato and Aristotle, this work also touches on techniques in education which are either no longer prevalent – Roman Oratory, the Jesuits – or in some cases were never widely adopted or appreciated: John Milton, for example. This title will be of value to those intrigued by the potential of past attitudes for present-day application, as well as to those unconvinced by contemporary approaches.

chapter I|17 pages

History of Educational Theories

chapter II|17 pages

Roman Education—Oratory

chapter III|16 pages

Humanistic Education

chapter IV|17 pages

The Realists—Ratich and Comenius

chapter V|17 pages

The Naturalists—Rabelais and Montaigne

chapter 7|15 pages

Locke

chapter VIII|16 pages

Jesuits and Jansenists

chapter IX|16 pages

Rousseau

chapter X|14 pages

Pestalozzi

chapter XI|15 pages

Kant, Fichte, and Herbart

chapter XII|15 pages

The English Public School