Introductory History of Education.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Acronyms Used -- 1. Introduction -- The Challenge for History of Education -- The Scope of History of Education -- 2. Early Man and Education -- Civilisation -- Education and Civilisation -- 3. Egyptian Education -- Educational Aims -- Elementary and Secondary Education -- Higher and Professional Education -- Education and the Course of Civilisation -- Educational Features in Early Historic Civilisations -- 4. Indian Education -- Religion and Education -- Influence of Indian Religions -- Indian Philosophy and Education -- 5. Chinese Education -- Religion and Philosophy -- Religion, Philosophy and Education -- 6. Hebraic Education -- Religion and Philosophy -- The Sacred and Education -- 7. Greek Education -- Education in Greece -- Spartan Education -- Athenian Education -- The Hellenic Influence -- 8. Roman Education -- Early Roman Education -- Greek Influence on Roman Education -- Quintilian (A.D. 35-95) -- 9. Medieval Education -- Early Christianity and Graeco-Roman Civilisation -- Institutional Forms -- Church-related Educational Institutions -- Scholasticism and the Rise of Universities -- Medieval Educational Theorists -- 10. The Renaissance and Education -- Causes of the Renaissance -- Renaissance Education -- Some Educational Theorists of the Renaissance -- 11. Religious Reformation and Education -- Martin Luther (1483-1546) -- Calvinism and Education -- Anglicanism and Education -- The Catholic Counter-Reformation and Education -- 12. Modern Movements and Education in the Seventeeth and Eighteenth Centuries -- Reason and Progress -- Sense Realism -- The French Revolution and Education -- Some Educational Theorists -- 13. Modern Movements and Education in the Nineteeth and Twentieth Centuries -- Ideological Movements and Education -- Educational Theorists.

The Deschoolers -- 14. African Indigenous Education -- Educational Goals -- The Curriculum -- The Educators and the Methods of Instruction -- Philosophical Foundations -- Permanence and Decline -- Indigenous versus Western Education -- 15. Islamic Education in Africa -- Educational Objectives and Curriculum -- The Koranic School System -- Major Features of Islamic Education -- 16. Early Attempts of Western Education in Africa -- The Castle Schools -- Abolition of Slave Trade and European Expansion -- Christian Missionaries -- Missionary Establishment of Education in British West Africa -- French Education in Senegal In Senegal -- Education in Eastern Africa -- Early Educational Activities in Kenya -- 17. Colonisation and Education in Africa 1900-1920 -- Colonial Education Policies -- Christian Missionary Education Policies -- Educational Developments: 1900-1920 -- Developments in Kenya -- 18. Education in Africa in the Inter-Wat Period 1920-1945 -- British West Africa -- French Africa -- Uganda, Tanzania and Mozambique -- Education and the Rise of Nationalism -- Developments in Kenya -- African Educational Initiatives in Kenya -- European and Asian Education -- 19. Post-word War II Educational Developments in Africa -- British West Africa -- French West Africa -- Uganda, Tanzania and Mozambique -- Developments in Kenya -- African Educational Initiatives in Kenya -- European and Asian Education -- 20. Education Policies and Development in Africa after Independence -- External Factors -- National Education Strategies -- Policies and Developments in Kenya -- 21. New Trends in Education in Africa -- Non-formal Education -- Curriculum Diversification -- Kenya - The 8:4:4 Education System -- Primary Education -- Secondary Education -- University Education -- Index -- Back Cover.

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