The Research On The Thoughts Of Education Of Maxine Greene

Maxine Greene was a great philosopher of education.She and her writings had a great influence on society and on education in America.Teacher as stranger is a masterpiece of her and she put forward her thoughts of education in this book.By learning of Greene and her works,this research sorts out her thoughts of education systematically.The paper consists of six parts:First of all is the preface.It mainly introduces the reason,the purpose,the contents and the significance of this research and so on.It is found that there is no research achievement in terms of the thoughts of education about Greene at present in China.Therefore,there still have a large space to learn it.The second part is the study of Greene’s life and her major works.To exploring the personal reasons for the formation of her thoughts of education,her writings are the main basis for studying.The third part is the analysis of the background of that time,including the background of the society and the education.The fourth part discusses the theoretical origin of her thoughts.It mainly discusses the thoughts of Schutz and others.They had a profound influence on Greene.The fifth part shows the core points of her thoughts of education,including three parts: the purpose,the contents and the principles of education.The last part is the evaluation on the thoughts of education of Greene.Combined with the reality of our country and points out some ideas that can be used for our country.In summary,Greene’s writings and researches not only reflected her superb academic attainments,but also showed the deep concerning on society and education of American intellectual which was worthy of admiration.This research sorts out the thoughts of education of Greene systematically.From the perspective of the philosophy of education,it highlights the value and the significance of human beings in the process of education.It is the innovation of this research.