This text looks at 50 of the 20th century's most significant contributors to the debate on education. This includes reviews on the works of Pierre Bourdieu, Elliot Eisner, Hans J. Eysenck, Michel Foucault, Henry Giroux and Susan Isaacs, to name but a few. Each essay gives key biographical information, an outline of the individual's principal achievements and activities, an assessment of his or her impact and influence and a list of their major writings and suggested further reading.

In this work, some of today's greatest educators present concise, accessible summaries of the great educators of the past. Covering a time-span from 500 BC to the early 20th century, the book includes profiles of: Augustine; Dewey; Erasmus; Gandhi; Kant; Montessori; Plato; Rousseau; Steiner; and Wollstonecraft. Each essay gives key biographical information, an outline of the individual's principal achievements and activities, an assessment of their impact and influence, a list of their major writings, and suggested further reading.