Product Description: Possibly more than any other field of education, early child hood education has been an international phenomenon. The great pioneers of the field--Friedrich Froebel of Germany, Maria Montessori of Italy, Margaret McMillan and Susan Isaacs of England--all saw their influence expand weIl beyond the borders of their native lands...read more

Product Description: This is a collection of papers from the Southeast Philosophy of Education Society proceedings that highlight the intellectual diversity of the society and exemplify the array of analytical approaches to the study of education. Educational problems and issues such as academic freedom, teacher education, pedagogical methodology, educational research, church/state relations, special education, the American dropout problem, and moral education are among the issues discussed...read more

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Public education has received increasing criticism since the beginning of the nineties. Four major areas of concern can be discerned: the technical backwardness of the schools, the disappearance of political legitimization, financial limitations and the conservative school development. Worldwide, educational systems are being reorganized and developed beyond the traditional forms. These efforts are accompanied by increasingly complicated and complex research which assumes an international form. The international symposium Futures of Education, which took place in Zurich from 28th to 30th March 2000, was dedicated to these questions. The lectures held at the symposium were concerned with the relationship between research and development and above all, encouraged discussion and brought new ideas into play. (view table of contents)