History of American Educational Thought

Author: Lin Yutai
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: The history of the exploration of the New World dates back to the early 17th century, and so far, it has only been three hundred and more years. In these three centuries, the United States has produced world-renowned philosophers, great writers, musicians, and dramatic masters, with the number of Nobel laureates being globally ; among them, there are also many educational thinkers whose educational philosophies have shaped the development of American education. This book narrates and comments on the educational views of these educational thinkers. Early American educational thinkers mostly drew inspiration from the intellectual achievements of scholars in Europe and Britain, but "American localization" became the key focus of American educational scholars afterward, who sought to think through the educational process. The writing of this book also differs from the conventional approach to the history of educational philosophy or the history of educational thought, as it does not follow the traditional "schools," "isms," or "metaphysics," "moral philosophy...