English Primary Education and the Progressives, 1914-1939
Author | : R J W Selleck |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 2013-10-16 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781134534265 |
ISBN-13 | : 1134534264 |
Rating | : 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Download or read book English Primary Education and the Progressives, 1914-1939 written by R J W Selleck and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-16 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published 1972.This book concerns the progressive movement, its prominent thinkers and its achievements, at a period of vital change in English primary education. The role of progressive educationists, such as Lane, Neill and Montessori is considered. The author asserts that these pioneers gradually made themselves the intellectual orthodoxy in the years between the wars.