Foundations of Education

• John Locke was an English philosopher and physician known as the "Father of Liberalism" who focused on forming character (mental, physical, and moral) through education as training of the mind and formal discipline.
• Francis Bacon was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator and author known as the "Father of scientific method" and "Father of empiricism".
• Jean Jacques Rousseau was a Francophone Genevan philosopher, writer and composer of the 18th century known for his holistic education that emphasized physical, moral, and intellectual development.
• Edgar Dale was an American educator who developed the "Cone of Experience" and is considered the "Father of Modern Media in Education".
• Erik Erikson was a German-born American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theory on "psychosocial development" of human beings.
• Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi was a Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer who exemplified Romanticism in his approach to "social regeneration of humanity".
• Friedrich Frobel was a German pedagogue and student of Pestalozzi who laid the "foundation of modern education" based on the recognition that children have unique needs and capabilities.
• Johann Herbart was a German philosopher, psychologist and founder of pedagogy as an academic discipline.
• Edward Lee Thorndike was an American psychologist known as the "Father of Modern educational psychology" and "Father of connectionism" who aimed to "realize the fullest satisfaction of human wants".