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    This chapter discusses the world roots of American education from preliterate societies to the Enlightenment. It covers early forms of education in ancient Chinese, Egyptian, Hebraic, Greek, Roman, Islamic and medieval European civilizations. Key topics include cultural transmission through oral tradition in preliterate societies, Confucian emphasis on ethics and social harmony in ancient China, development of hieroglyphic writing and schools in ancient Egypt, classical learning of Greeks and Romans, expansion of Arabic learning under Islam, medieval church schools and universities, humanism of the Renaissance, impact of religious Reformation on education, and educational reforms of the Enlightenment.

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    This chapter discusses the world roots of American education from preliterate societies to the Enlightenment. It covers early forms of education in ancient Chinese, Egyptian, Hebraic, Greek, Roman, Islamic and medieval European civilizations. Key topics include cultural transmission through oral tradition in preliterate societies, Confucian emphasis on ethics and social harmony in ancient China, development of hieroglyphic writing and schools in ancient Egypt, classical learning of Greeks and Romans, expansion of Arabic learning under Islam, medieval church schools and universities, humanism of the Renaissance, impact of religious Reformation on education, and educational reforms of the Enlightenment.

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    CHAPTER 3

    WORLD ROOTS OF
    AMERICAN
    EDUCATION
    OVERVIEW:
     Education in Preliterate Society
     Education in Ancient Chinese Civilization
     Education in Ancient Egypt
     The Hebraic Educational Tradition
     Education in Ancient Greek and Roman Civilization
     Islam, Arabic Learning, and Education
     Medieval Culture and Education
     Renaissance Classical Humanism
     The Religious Reformation and Education
     The Enlightenment’s Influence on Education
    EDUCATION IN PRELITERATE
    SOCIETIES
    Preliterate Society existed before the invention of reading and writing. Preliterate
    people faced the almost overwhelming problems of surviving in an environment that
    pitted them against drought and floods, wild animals, and attacks from hostile group.
    Cultural Transmission- it is a process of transmitting one’s cultures orally, through
    songs and stories.
    Enculturation- children learn the groups language and skills and assimilate its moral
    and religious values.
    Trail and error- error learning- developed survival skills that over time became
    cultural patterns
    Moral Codes
    Oral Tradition- preliterate people relied on oral tradition-storytelling-to transmit their
    cultural heritage.
    EDUCATION IN ANCIENT CHINESE
     CONFUSCIAN EDUCATION
    CIVILIZATION
    To examine Chinese Education’s origins, we go back to the third century BCE, when
    China was beset by political and cultural turmoil. During such periods of social upheaval
    the purposes of education deal with either preserving or changing the culture.
    LEGALISM-associated with the scholar Shih Huang Ti, became imperial China’s
    official philosophy.
    -advocated a highly disciplined authority government that would ruthlessly
    maintain order. For the Legalist, the purpose of education was to impose their definition of
    Chinese culture through indoctrination.
    TAOISM- associated with Lao Tzu. Unlike the Legalist who wanted to control others,
    Lao Tzu advised people to stop trying to control other people and events, go with the
    steam of life, and live simply and spontaneously.
    - In TAOISM education purpose is to encourage the self reflection needed to
    find one’s true self and become free of the control of others.
    EDUCATION IN ANCIENT CHINESE

    CIVILIZATION
    Confucius constructed an educational philosophy based on an ethical hierarchy of responsibilities that began
    with the emperor and flowed downward, touching everyone in society.
     The major purpose of education is to maintain a harmonious society in which everyone clearly knows her or
    his status, duties, and responsibilities, and the proper way of behaving towards others.
     Rituals and Manners

    Confucius ethical system of character education emphasized civility-polite, correct and proper behavior.
    Confucius believed that children learn to behave ethically when they have a clear model of appropriate
    behavior that they can imitate.
    EDUCATION IN ANCIENT EGYPT
     Ancient Egypt- one of the world’s earliest civilization- developed as a river valley culture.
     Hieroglyphic script- is an Egyptian system of writing that enable them to create and transmit a written
    culture. The teaching of reading and writing then became an important feature of schooling that has persisted
    through the centuries.
    EDUCATION IN ANCIENT
    GREEK AND ROMAN
    CIVILIZATION
    ISLAM, ARABIC LEARNING,
    AND EDUCATION
    MEDIEVAL CULTURE AND
    EDUCATION
    RENAISSANCE CLASSICAL
    HUMANISM
    THE RELIGIOUS REFORMATION
    AND EDUCATION
    THE ENLIGHTENMENT’S
    INFLUENCE ON EDUCATION

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