Philosophical Foundations of Education

The present treatise 'Philosophical Foundations of Education: A Critical and Comprehensive Study' is the result of Author's 27 years teaching experience to M.Ed and B.Ed classes and 13 years to Secondary classes. The book of 20 chapters is divided into four parts:Part One: Understanding EducationPart Two: Philosophical Foundations of EducationPart Three: Eminent Western Educators Part Four: Eminent Indian Educators The author has presented valuable material on Education: Nature, Concept and Meaning of Education; What is Philosophy; Relation between Education and Philosophy; Schools of Educational Philosophy; Educational Philosophy of Eminent Western and Indian Educationists. The author has tried to cater to the syllabi of M.Ed and B.Ed courses of several Indian Universities. About The Author:- O.P. Dhiman, M.A. (Philosophy and Political Science), M.Ed. retired as professor of Education and Head, Deptt.of Social Sciences from Govt. College of Education, Patiala in 1991 and immediately joined M.M. Modi Post-Graduate College, Patiala as principal. At present he is Hony. Director of this college. Prof. Dhiman has been the Chairman, Sports Committee, Member Syndicate, Senate, Academic Council, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Board of Studies in Education, Panjabi University, Patiala. Prof. Dhiman has published several original books which found wide circulation and appreciative comments from various authorities on the subject. Prof. Dhiman has travelled almost the whole of India and Europe and delivered lectures on different subjects in various universities, colleges and other educational and social forums. He is a very good teacher, eloquent speaker, creative writer and democratic administrator. The Title 'Philosophical Foundations of Education written/authored/edited by O.P.Dhiman', published in the year 2014. The ISBN 9789351280675 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 304 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Education. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-