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100 1 _aCubberley, Ellwood Patterson,
_d1868-1941
245 1 4 _aThe History of Education :
_bEducational Practice and Progress Considered as a Phase of the Development and Spread of Western Civilization
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2005-02-01
508 _aAnne Soulard, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"The History of Education" by Ellwood Patterson Cubberley is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work explores the evolution of educational practices and progress as a vital aspect of Western civilization's development. The book emphasizes the historical interplay of various influences that shaped educational institutions and systems, particularly focusing on significant periods such as classical antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and modern times. The opening of the text provides insight into the author's motivations for writing, originating from his experiences as a professor of education at Stanford University. Cubberley reflects on the necessity of teaching the history of education as a means of understanding the larger narrative of societal progress. He outlines that the book will explore the contributions of ancient civilizations—particularly the Greeks, Romans, and Christians—while emphasizing the practical aspects of educational practice rather than educational theory alone. The introduction sets the tone for a detailed study that promises to examine how education has evolved across different eras, substantially impacting individual and societal growth. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEducation -- History
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7521
999 _c49511
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