▁and ▁Compar ative ▁Education , ▁and ▁an ▁Ed . D . ▁in ▁Philosoph y ▁of ▁Education ▁from ▁Te ach ers ▁College , ▁Columbia ▁University . ▁ ▁He ▁taught ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁schools ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁and ▁at ▁several ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities , ▁including ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia ▁and ▁Virginia ▁Commonwealth ▁University . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁professor ▁and ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁at ▁Chicago ▁State ▁University . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁O z mon ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁many ▁books ▁and ▁articles ▁dealing ▁with ▁philosophy ▁and ▁education , ▁including ▁the ▁e ighth ▁edition ▁of ▁Philosoph ical ▁Found ations ▁of ▁Education ▁ ▁re - pub lished ▁by ▁M err ill ▁Pr ent ice - H all ▁( 2 0 0 8 ▁& ▁ 2 0 1 2 ). ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁writer ▁of ▁nov els , ▁short ▁stories , ▁plays , ▁and ▁books ▁for ▁children ▁including ▁the ▁following : ▁ ▁Ch alleng ing ▁Ide as ▁in ▁Education ▁Dialog ue ▁in ▁the ▁Philosoph y ▁of ▁Education ▁( The ▁Co ordin ated ▁Te acher ▁Pre par ation ▁Series ) ▁U top ias ▁and ▁Education , ▁T all ▁Enter pr ises , ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Tw elve ▁Great ▁Philosoph ers ▁( The ▁Wonder ful ▁World ▁of ▁Children ' s ▁Books ) ▁Contempor ary ▁Crit ics ▁of ▁Education ▁Ch alleng ing ▁Ide as ▁in ▁Education ▁ ▁Howard ▁lived ▁in ▁Hollywood , ▁Florida at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Ph il osoph ers