The Graves of Academe

Richard Mitchell

ISBN 10: 0671639374 / ISBN 13: 9780671639372

Published by Fireside, 1987

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0671639374I4N00

Synopsis:

In an indictment of American public education, Mitchell points to the theory of education as behavior modification and to the decision, made by the education establishment, to emphasize good citizenship at the expense of the traditional curriculum

Synopsis: The illuminating spirit, or evil genius, of modern educationism was Wilhelm Max Wundt, a Hegelian psychologist who established the world's first laboratory for psychological experimentation at the University of Leipzig, where he worked and taught from 1875 to 1920. He dreamed of transforming psychology, a notably soft science dealing in vague generalizations and abstract pronouncements, into a hard science, like physics.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Graves of Academe
Publisher: Fireside
Publication Date: 1987
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket