Authoritarian theories of education include Perennialism, Essentialism, Behaviorism, and Positivism. These authoritarian theories each are their own distinct whole they are all rooted in the assumption that the person whom is in authority is the one with the best understanding ... by using positive reinforcers and negative reinforcers. The theory is basically that behavior that is not reinforced will cease to occur. Positivism on the other hand focuses on the acquisition of facts based on careful empirical observation and measurement. Under positivism, schools would have to have standards an...

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... existence of mind, soul, intellect and consciousness. Their philosophy is grounded in experience and perception, and that alone. This perspective dominates today under the banners of materialism, scientific determinism, logical positivism and naturalism. Thus, modern philosophy has had two schools of thought in its history. Both accepted Plato's dualism, but simply picked opposite sides of the same coin. Rationalist's selected the ... ...

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