Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education: From Piaget to the Present Day

Taylor Francis Ltd, United Kingdom, 2001. Paperback. Book Condition: New. New ed.. 211 x 137 mm. Language: English . Brand New Book. 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.