Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ549916
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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From Rousseau to Evolutionism: Herbert Spencer on the Science of Education.
Tomlinson, Stephen
History of Education, v25 n3 p235-54 Sep 1996
Reviews the contributions and educational philosophy of Herbert Spencer. The 19th-century social philosopher was an advocate of Pestalozzianism, an early form of open education and a precursor to John Dewey's progressive education. Discusses a broad range of educational reform movements and how they influenced Spencer. (MJP)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Educational Psychology, Educational Theories, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Humanistic Education, Intellectual Development, Open Education, Progressive Education, Role of Education, Social Action, Social Change, Social Scientists, Social Theories
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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