'A child's play is his work', the great German educationalist, Frederich Froebel, used to say. This book offers a full account of this cornerstone of Froebel's philosophy. Froebel was the inventor of the Kindergarten and the founder of the first teacher training college for women. The author begins by examining Froebel's life and the influence of other philosophers and educators on Froebel's thinking.
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A modern look back at the life of one of history's most influential educational theorists, Friedrich Froebel -- inventor of kindergarten. Author Joachim Liebschner is a former librarian/archivist of the Froebel archive at Roehampton College in Surrey, London, England. Liebschner discovered new sources during his own travels to Froebel's home land (in what was then still communist East Germany). This book provides new insights into Froebel's motivations and his efforts to establish early childhood education for the world. This biography also features modern translations of Froebel's original German text. A well-written and valuable resource for those studying the origins of preschool education. Scott W. Bultman
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'A child's play is his work' the great German educationalist, Friedrich Froebel, used to say. This book presents for the first time a full account of this cornerstone of Froebel's philosophy. A firm believer in guided play as the most important learning tool for young children, Froebel was the inventor of the Kindergarten and the founder of the first teacher training college for women.
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A modern look back at the life of one of history's most influential educational theorists, Friedrich Froebel -- inventor of kindergarten. Author Joachim Liebschner is a former librarian/archivist of the Froebel archive at Roehampton College in Surrey, London, England. Liebschner discovered new sources during his own travels to Froebel's home land (in what was then still communist East Germany). This book provides new insights into Froebel's motivations and his efforts to establish early childhood education for the world.This biography also features modern translations of Froebel's original German text. A well-written and valuable resource for those studying the origins of preschool education.
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