Review of Principles of Education

Abstract

Reviews the book, Principles of Education by J. Crosby Chapman and George S. Counts (1924). In organizing the subject-matter of the book, the authors use twenty-five important educational questions. Each of the larger questions is divided into a number of minor questions. This arrangement of the material lends itself admirably to classroom needs. The value of the book is further enlarged by including at the end of each chapter a serviceable collection of problems and exercises. Only when scientific procedure in education flows from wholesome philosophy can the school advance toward its true goal. Such in brief is the point of view of the authors. While they have not given in detail the results of scientific investigations in the fields of psychology, sociology, and education, they have endeavored to incorporate in their book the spirit and fundamental truths of these researches. They have endeavored to express in a brief but a clear form the best that has been said regarding education from Plato to Wells. They have drawn from a wide group of authorities extending over the entire period of human history and representing the varied interpretations of life and its education. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)