Towards an Assessment of Educational Theory: An Historical Perspective.

Bowen, James

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ERIC Number: EJ215527

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Publication Date: 1979

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Towards an Assessment of Educational Theory: An Historical Perspective.

Bowen, James

International Review of Education, v25 n2-3 p303-23 1979

The author describes historical stages in educational theory: conservative tradition (1879-1904); progressivism (1904-1929); and conservative reaction (1929-1954). For the period since 1954, he considers the conflict between positivism and radical dissent, and the new ecological consciousness of education as part of wider social and political processes. (SJL)

Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Educational Theories, Equal Education, Foundations of Education, Historiography, History, Intellectual Disciplines, School Role, Theoretical Criticism

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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