Routledge Encyclopaedia of Educational Thinkers

The Routledge Encyclopaedia of Educational Thinkers comprises 128 essays by leading scholars analysing the most important, influential, innovative and interesting thinkers on education of all time. Arranged chronologically, each entry explores why each thinker is significant for those who study education and explores the social, historical and political contexts in which the thinker worked. Ranging from Confucius to Edward de Bono, the entries form concise, accessible summaries of what may be regarded as some of the greatest or most influential educational thinkers of past and present times.