Summary

Chapter 1: African Philosophy and education; Preface; Structure of the chapter; What is African Philosophy?; African Philosophy and the history of Africa; African Philosophy and education: A retrospective glance; An African philosophy of education; Quick summary; What are indigenous African knowledge systems?; Domination experienced by indigenous African knowledge systems and education in Africa; African knowledge systems and African education systems; Concluding remarks;

Chapter 2: Empiricism and education; Preface; Structure of the chapter; What is Empiricism?; Education and Empiricism; Educators, Empiricism and analysis; Empiricism and education: beware Empiricism's 'little brother' Pragmatism;

Concluding remarks;

Chapter 3: Scientific Rationalism and education; Preface; Structure of the chapter; What is Scientific Rationalism?; Scientific Rationalism and education;

Educators and Scientific Rationalism; Concluding remarks;

Chapter 4: Phenomenology and education; Preface; Structure of the chapter; What is phenomenology?

The history of Phenomenology; Educators and Scientific Rationalism; Concluding remarks;; Educators and Phenomenology; Phenomenology and education: beware; Concluding remarks;

Chapter 5: Hermeneutics and education; Preface; Structure of the chapter; What is Hermeneutics?; Ken Wilber's work in Hermeneutics; Hermeneutics and Western consumerism; Hermeneutics and education; Educators and Hermeneutics; Hermeneutics and education: beware Hermeneutics' 'little brother' Constructivism; Concluding remarks;

Chapter 6: Systems Theory and education; Preface; Structure of the chapter; A global system; What is Systems Theory?; Systems Theory and education; Educators and Systems Theory; Systems Theory and education: beware System Theory's 'little brother' Complexity Theory; Concluding remarks;

Chapter 7: Critical Theory and education; Preface; Structure of the chapter; What is Critical Theory?; Critical Theory and Empiricism; Critical Theory and Scientific Rationalism; Critical Theory and Hermeneutics; Critical Theory and Phenomenology; Critical Theory and African Philosophy; Critical Theory and education; Educators and Critical Theory; Critical Theory and education: beware...; Concluding remarks;

Chapter 8: Feminism and education; Preface; Structure of the chapter; What is Feminism?; Feminism and other philosophies; Feminism and education; Educators and feminism; Feminism's 'little brother' Queer Theory; Concluding remarks;

Chapter 9: Postmodernism and education; Preface; Structure of the chapter; What is Postmodernism?; Postmodernism and education; Educators and Postmodernism; Postmodernism's 'partner' Deconstruction; Concluding remarks;

Chapter 10: Critical Realism and education; Preface; Structure of the chapter; What is Realism; What is Critical Realism?;

Roy Bhaskar - a major thinker in Critical Realism; Critical Realism as a philosophy of (social) science; Critical Realism and education research; Critical Realism and education;

Concluding remarks