Britain is a developed country in the world in educational philosophy research, with special lectures, societies, magazines, websites and postgraduate training programs. The development of British educational philosophy in the 20th century was not smooth sailing, which can be divided into three historical periods.

Standardize educational ideas

British educational philosophy before 1940s can be summarized as "normative educational philosophy". Normative educational philosophy was put forward by American educational philosopher W.K., which is opposite to speculative educational philosophy and analytical educational philosophy. In this period, educational philosophy has not yet become an academic discipline and major, but a philosopher's "hobby".

Analytical philosophy of education

British educational philosophy from 1940s to the end of 1970s can be summarized as analytical educational philosophy. This stage opened up a new research direction and began to analyze the concept, proposition and theoretical form of education. From 65438 to 0942, the Faculty of Education of University of London began to set up the post of British Professor of Educational Philosophy, which was held by L.A., which was the first time in the field of educational research.

Specialization of educational philosophy

Truth and Fallacy in Educational Theory by C D Hardy (1942) and Introduction to Educational Philosophy by D J O 'Connor (1957) are representative works of analytical educational philosophy.