Open AccessEducation during the Enlightenment: Public Education and Social Reform
Author(s) -
Xingyu Chen,
Junyan Xia,
Yimeng Xie
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bcp education and psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2692-7594
DOI - 10.54691/bcpep.v3i.14
Subject(s) - enlightenment , public education , sociology , social reform , education reform , political science , social science , environmental ethics , public administration , law , epistemology , philosophy , higher education , politics
The Enlightenment shaped and transformed European society in many ways. This paper illustrates how thinkers like Martin Luther and Jean Jacques Rousseau proposed their thoughts on education, which then played an important role in the educational reform of Prussia and France respectively. It further analyzes how geographical and cultural differences led to distinctively different education systems and goals.