Synopsis The great educationist A.N. White head thought about the aims of University education. Similarly the great educational philosopher John Dewey in America came out with the aim of all education to sustain democratic values. It will thus he seen that the questions of value judgments are vital areas on which educationists have to ponder over. What are the principles of education that are considered as the guiding factors in education? There and other such issues are considered in the philosophical foundations of education.