WESTERN PIONEERS
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Presented by
 Abdul basit
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 What is education
 According to thinkers
 view about education of new era thinkers
 Who are pioneers
 Some western pioneers
Tables of contents
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Education is derived from Latin words
What is education?
educereeducationeducare
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To nourish
To bring up
To raise
Meaning of educare
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•To lead out
•To draw out
Meaning of educere
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Education according to
Allan bloom
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 “all who are born to be human beings need
education because they are destined to be real men ,
not wild beast or dull animals and clumps of wood”
 “education is the natural harmonious and
progressive development of man innate power”
 “a process of actualizing of self”
According to some
thinkers
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View of our era
Thinkers
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and
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“A person who is among the first to explore or settle a
new country or area”
In education pioneers are the people who gave the right
way or route to education.
Who are pioneers?
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John Locke(1632-1704)
Western pioneers
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 He was an English philosopher and physician.
 Born in UK
 Died in UK
 Nationally English
Who was john Locke?
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John Locke said
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Role of teacher
Is to encourage sense experience based on lecture
method.
Significance
To develop a theory of knowledge based on sense.
Locke’s theory of
education covers
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Purpose
To develop the ideas based on perception
Curriculum
Reading, writing, history, physical education
and
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Jean jacques
rousseau(1712-1778)
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 He was philosopher, writer and political theorist
 Born in Switzerland
 Died in France
 Nationally Swiss
Who was jean rousseau?
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Jean Rousseau said
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Role of a teacher
To assist nature
Significance
To develop a centralize student progress
Influence on today’s school
Schooling based on child freedom
Theory of education
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Purpose
To create a learning environment
Curriculum
Nature, the environment
Method of instruction
Near to nature
and
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Johann heinrick
Pestalozzi(1746-1827)
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Pestalozzi said
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Role of teacher
To act as loving facilitator learning by creating a home
like school environment
Significance
Educational method that change elementary education
Influence on today’s school
Schooling based objective learning
Theory of education
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Purpose
To develop the human being’s moral, mental and
physical power or development
Curriculum
Object lesson and number
Method of instruction
Concrete to abstract
and
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John Dewey(1859-1952)
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 He was American philosopher and educator
 Born in Burlington
 Died in new york
 Nationally American
Who was john Dewey
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Dewey says
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Role of teacher
Learning from experiences
Influence on today’s school
Student learn through their experience and
environment
Purpose
To contribute the individual person’s social and mental
growth
Theory of education
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Curriculum
Making and doing
Method of instruction
Problem solving method
And
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Friedrich Froebel(1782-
1852
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 He was German educator and founder of kinder
garten
 Born in Germany
 Died in Germany
 Nationally German
Who was Froebel?
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Froebel says
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Role of teacher
To facilitate children’s growth
Significance
Created a kindergarten a special early childhood
Influence on today’s school
Designed to liberate the child creativity
Froebel's education
theory
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Purpose
To develop the talent spiritual essence of the child
Curriculum
Songs, stories, games
method
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Pioneers in education