The question of philosophical background for educational currents is still vivid in education studies. Idealism used to be one of the most influential for education, especially since the Enlightenment period. This article aims at outlining basic criteria for the identification of educational ideas and currents in the scope of idealism. The main focus is put on principal elements of education: its subjects, forms relationships, curricula, didactics, fundamental ideas, values, and main objectives. By outlining their characteristics in the context of idealism, this article also proposes a prospect for developing further methodology in this subject matter.

Idealism, Enlightenment, Pedagogy, Education,

http://dx.doi.org/10.26106/J013-CB44