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A Legacy of Learning examines the principal periods in the history of European and American education, beginning in ancient Greece and ending in twentieth-century America. It is a superior textbook for courses in the history of western education, tightly organized to cover the territory while developing a strong central theme addressing the continuities of western educational experience. Special attention is given to philosophies of knowledge, the content of instruction, cultural evolution, and educational policy.
The history of education can be construed so broadly as to be unmanageable. Power's thoughtful organization and clear story-telling prose delineates and brings to life the watershed epochs in educational history.
Preface
1. Life and Learning in Classical Greece
2. The Genesis of Educational Philosophy
3. The Hellenistic Age: Education for Cultural Transmission
4. Consolidating Educational Tradition in Rome
5. Christian Education: Competing Loyalty and Common Value
6. Medieval Education: Cultural Assimilation and Academic Order
7. The Great Renaissance and Educational Reappraisal
8. The Evolution of Education in Modern Europe
9. The Advent of Education in Colonial America
10. Education for Citizenship
11. A Record of Educational Accomplishment
12. Educational Purpose in a Democratic Society
13. Educational Policy in Twentieth-Century America
Notes
Works Cited
Index