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FV-50375-13
Philosophers of Education: Major Thinkers from the Enlightenment to the Postmodern Era
Peter Gibbon, Boston University

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A Timeless View of Education From 1899 (Article)
Title: A Timeless View of Education From 1899
Author: Peter Gibbon
Abstract: Talks to Teachers by William James remains a remarkable and still relevant book. The article explores why the book is remarkable and why James was both a progressive and a traditionalist. Further, the article comments on ways James anticipated contemporary philosophers, such as E.D. Hirsch and Howard Gardner.
Year: 2013
Primary URL: http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/01/23/18gibbon.h32.html?qs=A+Timeless+View+of+Education
Primary URL Description: http://www.edweek.org/ew/index.html
Access Model: should be open access, not completely sure
Format: Magazine
Periodical Title: Education Week
Publisher: Education Week

A Small Revolutionary Book (Article)
Title: A Small Revolutionary Book
Author: Peter Gibbon
Abstract: John Locke's book, Some Thoughts Concerning Education (1693), became the most celebrated treatise on education during the Enlightenment, influencing Benjamin Franklin, John-Jacques Rousseau, and untold numbers of anxious parents and uncertain teachers. The article considers Locke's influence in the 17th and 18th centuries and his relevance today.
Year: 2015
Primary URL: http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/08/05/john-locke-an-education-progressive-ahead-of.html?qs=John+Locke
Primary URL Description: http://www.edweek.org/ew/index.html
Access Model: Open access, though not sure
Format: Magazine
Periodical Title: Education Week
Publisher: Education Week


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