A History of Western Education (Volumes 1, 2 and 3)
James Bowen
This set reprints volumes 1, 2 and 3 of James Bowen's A History Western Education originally published by Methuen in the 1970s.Volume One: The Ancient World: Orient Mediterranean 2000B.C - A.D. 1054The volume traces development education ancient world from first scribal cultures Mesopotamia Egypt to learning early Christian church. detailed account is given acheivements Greece literacy, learning, philosophy training for public life achievements which were further developed Hellenistic incorporated Romans into their own highly organized educational system. leads emergence a specifically ideal education, decline secular West, preservation both Byzantium monasticism.Volume Two: Civilization Europe: Sixth Sixteenth CenturyVolume Two follows growth process Europe its foundations Carolingian era through evolution medieval especially italy, France, Germany England expansion refinement sixteenth century. Particular attention paid to:* role institutions cathedral grammer schools university* contribution notable scholars age such as Abelard, Thomas Aquinas, Erasmus LutherVolume Three: Modern West: New WorldThe final covers period dissent, became conspicuous seventeenth century reached crisis proportions late twentieth, when dominant ideologies progress equality, generated at beginning nineteenth century, questioned time on widespread, popular scale.
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