Historical Perspectives of Education : Concepts, Tendencies and Their Expansion

Contents: Preface. 1. Sources of civilization and education from west: Greece and Rome. 2. Organized education in India: from Ancient to modern times. 3. The Golden age of Greece and later phase Greek education. 4. Romans, their work and practical education systems. 5. The low intellectual level of early middle ages. 6. Schools and instructional systems of early middle ages Europe. 7. Transition to modern attitudes: the revival of learning. 8. The rise of the universities. 9. The new questioning attitude and revolt against authority. 10. Changing attitudes and the rise of scientific inquiry. 11. The rise of realism in education: new scientific method and schools. 12. Education with a purpose: beginning of the national education. 13. Education becomes a national tool to spread-the state-control idea. 14. A new theory and subject-matter for the elementary school. 15. 18 century: the period of turn and transition in the field of education. 16. Psychological organization of elementary instructional systems. 17. New tendencies and expansions in educational process and design.

"This book takes into account the development and changes in education process and design across ages. It starts from the Roman Civilization in the west and Vedic period in India through Mauryan Era and modern times.

The construct of the book owes much to respected Ellwood P. Cubberley who taught in Stanford University as Professor of Education. Cubberley also was a visiting professor on the History of Education at both Harvard University and Radcliffe College, and while serving in this capacity he began to work on what finally evolved into his famous book of educational history accompanied with the book of illustrative readings.

The present adopted edition is particularly prepared for the students and has been pruned and tuned for Indian syllabuses while a special chapter on the development of Indian educational environment been added.

A civilization such as we enjoy today, with roots so deeply embedded in the past as is ours, any adequate understanding of world practices and of present day world problems in education calls for some tracing of development to give proper background and perspective.

The treatment will prove to be of such practical value that it will contribute materially in restoring the subject to the position of importance it deserves to hold, for students, research mentors and common reader." (jacket)