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Book SynopsisThis selection, translated from the German for this volume, shows the development of his educational doctrines, which mostly deals with young children. To those concerned with child development and the history of education, this volume offers a concise readable account of the beliefs and achievements of a remarkable nineteenth-century educator given in his own words.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Editor's notes; Part I. Introduction: 1. Froebel's educational ideas; 2. The Froebelian movement; 3. Texts, translations and major critiques; Part II. Vocation: 4. Letter to the Duke of Meiningen; 5. Letter to Karl Christoph Friedrich Krause; 6. Letter to the women in Keilhau; Part III. The Education of Man: General Principles: 7. The Education of Man; Part IV. The Young Child: 8. Summary of the story of a child's development during the first period of life; 9. The small child, or the importance of a baby's activities; 10. The Education of Man: in childhood; 11. Pedagogics of the Kindergarten; 12. Outline of a plan for founding and developing a Kindergarten; Part V. The Child and the School: 13. The Education of Man: in boyhood; 14. Plan of an institution for the education of the poor in the canton of Berne; Chronological table; Select bibliography; Index.
