菲利普·杰克森(Philip W.Jackson,1928—)是美国当代最为著名的教育家之一,现为芝加哥大学教育与心理系“大卫·李·西林劳杰出贡献荣誉退休教授”。《什么是教育》一书集中体现了他对教育本质和意义的深刻思考。事实上,杰克森教授教育理念的形成不仅基于其多年教育实践所获得的生动体验和深刻思考,也得益于阅读德国 Philip W. Jackson (1928-) is one of the most famous contemporary American educators and is currently a professor emeritus of education and psychology at the University of Chicago. The book “What Is Education?” Embodied his profound thinking on the nature and significance of education. In fact, the formation of Professor Jackson’s educational philosophy is not only based on the vivid experience and deep thinking he gained from his many years of educational practice, but also from his reading of Germany