Leo Tolstoy
By: Dan Moulin
Series: Continuum library of educational thought -- v. 19
Publisher: Continuum International Pub. Group
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 195
ISBN-13: 9781441156570
Description: "Leo Tolstoy is indisputably a major thinker in education. Dan Moulin's volume offers a coherent account of Tolstoy's educational thought. This work is divided into: 1. Intellectual Biography 2. Critical Exposition of Tolstoy's Educational Thought 3. The Legacy of an Overlooked Educator."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An intellectual biography of Leo Tolstoy; title: Early experiences and influences; title: Tolstoy the educator; title: The prophet of Yasnaya Polyana; title: A critical exposition of Tolstoy's educational thought; title: The pedagogical laboratory; title: The results of the Yasnaya Polyana experiment; title: The devil of false education; title: The spiritual nature of a genuine education; title: The legacy of an overlooked educator; title: The reception and influence of Tolstoy's educational thought; title: Tolstoy's relevance for today's educators.