Froebel and education through self-activity
By: by h. Courthope Bowen
Series: The great educators; Great educators (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Published: 1911
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
Copyright date: 1892
Subjects: Educators; Biography; Education; Philosophy; Creative ability in children; Éducateurs; Biographies; Éducation; Philosophie; Créativité chez l'enfant
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-204) and index.
Table of contents: title: I. Introduction; title: Early days; title: Education at school and university, 1782-1816; title: II. Froebel's experience as a teacher and educational reformer, 1816-1852; title: III. The "Education of man"; title: Some of Froebel's leading principles; title: IV. The mutter- und kose-lieder; title: Infant games and songs, their meaning and educational value; title: V. Froebel's theory of education; title: VI. Froebel's views on character, conduct, and religion; title: VII. The kindergarten; title: The General nature of its processes; title: Gifts and occupations; title: VIII. Transition classes; title: Their aim and methods; title: Nature-study; title: IX. The Bearing of Froebel's principles on the school and on technical instruction; title: Manual training; title: Froebel and Pestalozzi; title: Conclusion; title: Appendix A. Froebel's writings; title: Appendix B. Some books on Froebel likely to be of use to the students.