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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What important event occurred while Calvin was alive?
2. Who is known as the Proponent of International Education?
3. In what year did Comenius' exile take place?
4. When did this person live?
5. The Catholic Church used Plato's philosophies to maintain influence during which period?
Short Essay Questions
1. Aquinas used his education to develop his own doctrine. What was his major work called? What was the name of the religious/philosophical movement that followed?
2. What was Confucius' educational background? How did he begin his career?
3. What caused the disintegration of China's political system? When the major changes occur?
4. How did Martin Luther play a part in this time period? What was Luther's major focus?
5. When did Johann Amos Comenius live? What major events occurred with the Moravian church during this time? Who was involved in creating turbulence?
6. What was the basic difference between the city-states of Greece? How did they differ from countries with one system?
7. Gerald L Gutek wrote this updated Fourth Edition of Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education: A Biographical Introduction in 2005. What were Gutek's history and qualifications for writing the book?
8. China was ruled by the Mandate of Heaven under which the Emperor had to be deemed worthy of ruling the people. Explain the Mandate of Heaven.
9. Confucius lived during a time of great unrest in China. Discuss the basics of Confucius' life and the political issues of the time.
10. What is the basic progression of Gutek's examination of the people featured in the text?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the legacy of Gandhi and the overall reform of India via its educational system.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the educational systems in Europe and America today versus those used in 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. What are the major changes? What are the similarities? How might things change in the next 20 years? 50 years? 100 years?
Essay Topic 3
The book makes references to the landmark case of Oliver Brown v. The Board of Education. The case took place during the height of the racial upheaval in the south in the 1940s and 1950s, mainly in Little Rock, AR. Discuss the court case and all of its details. What was the final decision in the case? When was the case resolved? Was Du Bois involved in the case? What was his opinion on the decision? Did it help or hinder his ideals and plans for changing the face of education? Explain.
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