Peerless Educator: The Life and Work of Isaac Leon Kandel

Author:   J. Wesley Null ,  Diane Ravitch
Publisher:   Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Volume:   47
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9781433100413


Pages:   335
Publication Date:   05 July 2007
Format:   Hardback
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Isaac Leon Kandel (1881-1965) was a major figure in educational philosophy and comparative education in the twentieth century. As a professor of education at Columbia University's Teachers College, Kandel almost single-handedly developed the field of comparative education, and was an early critic of Progressive educational philosophy. As the definitive biography of one of the twentieth century's most brilliant writers on education, this book presents Kandel as a democratic traditionalist who tirelessly advocated the ideal of liberal education for all. This book tells the story of Kandel's life and the many obstacles that he faced because of his faith and political views. The philosophy of democratic schooling that Kandel embodies is crucial to the reconstruction of American education today. Peerless Educator will be of interest not only to scholars of education, but also to practitioners who want to improve education in the twenty-first century.

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Author:   J. Wesley Null ,  Diane Ravitch
Publisher:   Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Imprint:   Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Volume:   47
Weight:   0.750kg
ISBN:  

9781433100413


ISBN 10:   143310041
Pages:   335
Publication Date:   05 July 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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J. Wesley Null's engaging intellectual biography analyzes Isaac Leon Kandel as a 'democratic traditionalist' who provided American educators with a viable alternative to the progressivism that dominated educational theory in the 1930s and 1940s. A pioneer in developing comparative education in the United States, Kandel rejected progressivism's cultural relativism by placing schools into a broader framework of humanist philosophy. Kandel's emphasis on human rights was a stirring reiteration of Comenius' educational ecumenism.


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The Author: J. Wesley Null is a curriculum theorist and historian of education at Baylor University, where he holds appointments in the School of Education and the Honors College. Null teaches curriculum and foundations of education in the School of Education and interdisciplinary courses on social science and great texts in the Honors College. Null is co-editor, with Diane Ravitch, of Forgotten Heroes of American Education: The Great Tradition of Teaching Teachers (2006). He is also the editor of The Pursuit of Curriculum: Schooling and the Public Interest (2006). Null is the author of A Disciplined Progressive Educator: The Life and Career of William Chandler Bagley (Peter Lang, 2003), and has published widely on curriculum theory and educational history. He is currently serving as editor of the American Educational History Journal.

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