Welcome to this Gumberg Library research guide on modern Educational Theorists. It will link you to biographical information on these important thinkers and their ideas, to books and ebooks, and to citations to articles (and in many cases full text as well) from journals dedicated to education and related fields.
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Albert Bandura (1925-2021)
Known for Social Learning Theory
All articles from ERIC Database
Benjamin Bloom (1913-1999)
Known for Bloom's Taxonomy
All articles from ERIC Database
Jerome Bruner (1915-2016)
Known for Discovery Learning Theory
All articles from ERIC Database
John Dewey (1859-1952)
Known for Progressive Education Theory
All articles from ERIC Database
Erik Erikson (1902-1987)
Known for Theory of Psychosocial Development
All articles from ERIC Database
Paulo Freire (1921-1997)
Known for Pedagogy of the Oppressed and Pedagogy of Liberation
All articles from ERIC Database
Robert Gagné (1916-2002)
Known for Conditions of Learning Theory
All articles from ERIC Database
Howard Gardner (1943-)
Known for Theory of Multiple Intelligences
All articles from ERIC Database
All articles from ProQuest Education Database
All articles from APA PsycINFO
John Holt (1923-1985)
Known for Theory of Unschooling
All articles from ERIC Database
David Kolb (1939-)
Known for Experiential Learning Theory
All articles from ERIC Database
Abraham Maslow (1908-1970)
Known for Hierarchy of Needs Theory
All articles from ERIC Database
Maria Montessori (1850-1952)
Known for Montessori Theory
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Jean Piaget (1896-1980)
Known for Theory of Cognitive Development
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Carl Rogers (1902-1987)
Known for Humanistic Theory of Personality
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B. F. Skinner (1904-1990)
Known for Radical Behaviorism Theory
All articles from ERIC Database
Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934)
Known for Sociocultural Theory
All articles from ERIC Database
This research guide was created by Alexa Orbin, English Department Intern, November, 2021