Is our history of educational philosophy mostly wrong?
James R. Muir
There are two very different accounts of the history educational philosophy and ideas presently available. One account is work historical scholars classicists, based on thorough research. The other educationists philosophers, generally little or no research in thought. Consequently, prevailing produced by philosophers over past 50 years remarkably inaccurate. inaccuracies kinds: (1) unequalled influence practices Isocrates, Plato’s rival, almost wholly unrecognised, (2) knowledge tradition autonomous thought has been lost. Contemporary much to gain, both new methods recovery some academic credibility it still lacks, recovering legacy Isocrates
Theory and Research in Education