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Problems in Modern Education; Addresses and Essays

Problems in Modern Education; Addresses and Essays

Sutton, William Seneca

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General World History

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ISBN10: 1150695714
ISBN13: 9781150695711
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 60
Weight: 0.42
Height: 0.28 Width: 9.01 Depth: 5.98
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1913 Excerpt: ... VI THE ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 1 It is the purpose of this paper to set forth the relations which the department of education should bear to other departments in colleges and universities, and to determine, if possible, a scheme of organization by which those relations may be justly maintained. After a brief historical survey of the professional education of teachers, the situation as it is to-day will be presented in detail, and then will follow a discussion of the question at issue. I. HISTORICAL SURVEY In the university of ancient Athens questions pertaining to the department of education were neither important nor troublesome. Notwithstanding the fact that the Greeks seriously undertook the reflective study of human nature, and founded schools of philosophy whose influences i A monograph discussed by the National Society of College Teachers of Education at the meeting held in Chicago February 26 and 27, 1907. have survived to this day, problems belonging to the theory and practice of teaching were not scientifically considered; hence there arose among the Athenians no professor of education to disturb his colleagues, or to be disturbed himself, because of efforts to make satisfactory adjustment of the study of education to academic environment. In ancient Rome, also, the education department was unknown; not even a course in education was offered. So, too, the universities in the Middle Ages got on very comfortably for centuries without the assistance of education professors. The fact is that the study of education was born in modern times, the Jesuits being first to give the subject serious consideration. Along with other new subjects the study of education has had a long and an arduous struggle to secur...

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