TY - BOOK AU - Dunn, Sheila G. TI - Philosophical foundations of education : : Connecting philosophy to theory and practice / SN - 0130264091 AV - LB 14.7 .D78 2005 PY - 2005/// CY - Upper Saddle River PB - Pearson/Merrill/Prentice Hall, KW - EDUCATION KW - EDUCATION -- PHILOSOPY N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Chapter 1. The Early period -- Chapter 2. Perennialism and Essentialism -- Chapter 3. The Middle ages -- Chapter 4. Scholasticism -- Chapter 5. The Early modern period -- Chapter 6. The Dawning of the child-centered curriculum -- Chapter 7. The Contemporary period -- Chapter 8. Progressivism and constructivism -- Chapter 9. Some thoughts concerning education: directions for the 21st century N2 - A major purpose of this book is to leave the student with a better understanding of the application of educational philosophy to the task of creating productive teacher-learner environments ER -