Research On Thought Of Gentleman Education Of Humphrey Gilbert

Gilbert lived in a transitional period of social history,a transition from the late Middle Ages to modern society in which the old and the new coexisted.It is under this special historical background that the thought of gentleman education in England came into being.It combines the traditional classical education and the bourgeois education theory,and opens the modern education theory development system.As an innovation of the British gentleman education,Gilbert’s thought on gentleman education provided educational theoretical support for the British in the age of great navigation,and opened the glorious course of the British nation state.This thesis mainly discusses that Gilbert developed a set of gentleman thought system in line with England’s colonial interests in order to meet the development needs of the colonial era,which enriched the ideological connotation of gentleman education and laid the foundation for the rise of the British Empire.Firstly,this paper starts with the correspondence between the individual and The Times,and then echoes Gilbert’s personal experience with the background of The Times,leading to the historical origin of Gilbert’s thought.Secondly,by analyzing the educational orientation of England during the Renaissance,this paper sorts out the historical evolution and development status of gentleman education,points out the demands of The Times when Gilbert’s thought on gentleman education appeared,and summarizes the content and evaluation of Gilbert’s thought on education.Finally,it analyzes the influence of Gilbert’s educational thought on the course of England and world history,and realizes the two-way interaction between education and history.The conclusion of the thesis briefly sorts out the historical background,ideological content and influence derived from the education of Gilbert gentlemen,and reflects the historical process of the interaction between personal thoughts and the changes of The Times,and strives to reflect the social history through the individual.Then there is a comprehensive assessment of Gilbert himself: a legendary life as a pioneer,educational designer,and zeitgeist.