The Palgrave Handbook of Educational Thinkers

1. A Broader Vision of Education: Jefferson’s Efforts to Reform Educational Philosophy

   • Kelly Govain Leffel, Caitlin McGeever

2. A. S. Neill and Children’s Freedom: The Evolution of a Radical Idea

   • Maria Kolovou, April Mann

3. Adrianna Kezar: Designing Meaningful Change in Higher Education

   • Catherine E. Conners, Eva Hughes, Ramona Meraz Lewis

4. Angela Duckworth

   • Natalie S. Wu, Sarah E. McIlroy

5. Antonio Francesco Gramsci: The Origins and Originator of the Concept of Hegemony

   • Azadeh F. Osanloo

6. B. F. Skinner: Lasting Influences in Education and Behaviorism

   • Jeff L. Cranmore

7. B. R. Ambedkar as Visionary Educator

   • Harshali Nagrale, Bonnie Zare, Ashirwad Wakade

8. Bel Kaufman

   • Jennifer Bailey Watters, Trevor McCray, Cora Garner

9. bell hooks: Exploring Intersectionality, Black Feminist Thinking & Radical Love

   • Courtney BrieAnn Morris-Coker

10. Benjamin Franklin: Lover of Liberty and Learning

    • Patrick J. Wolf

11. Bettina Love: Restoring Humanity in K-12 Classrooms and Beyond

    • Dyann C. Logwood, Sadaf R. Ali

12. Between the Ancients and the Moderns: Charles Rollin, Popular Historian and Pedagogue of Virtue

    • Mark W. Graham

13. Beyond Intelligence: The Life and Work of Howard Gardner

    • Canan Tugberk, Selcuk Sirin

14. Bridging Research and the Classroom: The Legacy and Learning of Robert E. Slavin

    • Brittany E. Kiser

15. Cai Yuanpei

    • Shuguang Wang

16. Cami Anderson

    • Mark P. Duslak, Amber N. Karlins

17. Carl Rogers: A Person-Centered Approach

    • Maryann Krikorian

18. Carol D. Lee: Signifying and Standing in the Gap Through Research and Praxis

    • Nicol R. Howard

19. Carol Dweck

    • Jamie Storey

20. Celestina Cordero y Molina: A Legacy of Labor, Gender, and Racial Equity

    • Elizabeth Taveras Rivera

This handbook presents a durable, comprehensive, and up-to-date resource covering the seminal thinkers in education of past and present. Each entry will capture the professional background of a legendary thinker and presents their key insights, new thinking, and major legacies to the field of education. Carefully brought together to present a balance of gender and geographical contexts as well as areas of thought and work in the broad field of education, this handbook provides a unique history and overview of figures who have shaped education and educational thinking throughout the world. 

• Education Theory
• international education thinkers
• curriculum
• educational leadership
• educational philosophy
• aristotle
• socrates

• Educational Leadership, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, USA

  Brett A. Geier

Brett A. Geier is Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership, Research, and Technology in the College of Education and Human Development at Western Michigan University, USA. Geier serves on the board of editors for several scholarly journals and is a regular presenter at national and state conferences such as the Education Law Association, National Education Finance Academy and the Michigan Academy of Arts and Sciences. 

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