Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education

Abstract

THE large number of studies appearing during the past three years in the fields of educational history and philosophy makes the reviewing task a difficult one. Standards used, though not inflexibly, were the following: Only those studies were considered that (a) were published in the United States; (b) were based on primary historical sources, or were statements or analyses manifesting a formal philosophical orientation, or treated educational history and philosophy as disciplines; (c) made significant contributions; and (d) conformed to the usual canons of scholarship. It should be noted that most of the articles in the History of Education Journal and in Educational Theory during the three-year period met these standards. Finally, as a matter of information, mention should be made of Smith and Stanley's summary (59) of important educational philosophy studies published since 1930 and Beauchamp's summary (4) of historical studies on curriculum change.