Download or read book Educational Theory as Theory of Conduct written by J. J. Chambliss and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1987-07-01 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chambliss presents clearly the position that educational theory is a theory of conduct rather than an applied science. It is theory of conduct, not about conduct. He reveals the richness of this idea and examines the various ways it has been discussed in the works of Aristotle, Rousseau, Dewey, and others. He also demonstrates its timeliness for today's educators by presenting it as an antidote to the current widespread tendency of trying to quantify conduct, to treat education as a thing to be measured.