Educators are better equipped to shape education today if they understand not only the historical context of education and its influence on education today, but also the contextual framework in which education developed over time.  This history of education text gives the educator a unique and comprehensive view of the development of education from ancient times to the present by examining the social, political, economic and religious contexts in which education developed.  Readers will come away with a rich understanding of the influence of the past on today's educational landscape.