Foundational Issues in Christian Education: An Introduction in Evangelical Perspective

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Biblical foundations. The Old Testament -- The New Testament -- An integrated model -- Theological foundations. Four theological distinctives -- An orthodox foundation -- A reforming view of education -- Insights from Paulo Freire -- Philosophical foundations. General definitions -- Philosophical questions -- Modern philosophies of education -- The choice of philosophies -- Historical foundations. History and historical method -- History and education -- History and Christian education -- The Old Testament -- The Greek heritage -- The New Testament -- Early Christianity -- The middle ages -- The renaissance -- The reformation -- The United States -- Recent evangelical educators -- Continuity and reaffirmations -- Sociological foundations. The social construction of reality -- Contextualization and decontextualization -- The sociology of knowledge -- The sociology of education -- A model for sociological inquiry -- Psychological foundations. Four approaches to integration -- Questions of developmental psychology -- Cognitive development: Jean Piaget -- Psychosocial development: Erik Erikson -- Moral development: Lawrence Kohlberg -- Faith development: James Fowler -- Developmental presumptions -- An interactive biblical model -- Curricular foundations. Basic questions -- Proposed metaphors for curriculum -- The place of values in curricular planning -- The hidden curriculum -- A larger vision.