分野と時代を越えて教育者が知るべき思想家135人を精選し、その生涯と業績、今日的遺産を人物別に論じる、ユニークな事典。西洋以外の世界の幅広い地域にも目配りし、今日の教育に求められる包摂性を意識している。This handbook presents a durable, comprehensive, and up-to-date resource covering the seminal thinkers in education of past and present. Each entry will capture the professional background of a legendary thinker and presents their key insights, new thinking, and major legacies to the field of education. Carefully brought together to present a balance of gender and geographical contexts as well as areas of thought and work in the broad field of education, this handbook provides a unique history and overview of figures who have shaped education and educational thinking throughout the world.