I. The Term – II. History – III. Present-Day Emphases – IV. Significance for Theology
I. The Term
The expression “theory of education” (or: “education theory and methodology” – Ger. Pädagogik) serves as a “collective term for all theoretical and practical endeavors in respect of education. As a theory, it refers to the essence of the teaching(s) or science(s) ‘about’ and ‘for’ education, and also to educationally significant reality (in th…
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Nipkow, Karl Ernst,
Koerrenz, Ralf,
Tenorth, H.-Elmar and
Schweitzer, Friedrich,
“Education, Theory of”, in:
Religion Past and Present.
Consulted online on 28 May 2022 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_COM_024236>
First published online: 2011
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004146662, 2006-2013