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  • Fröbel’s Pedagogy of Kindergarten and Play

    Modifications in Germany and the United States

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    Series series Routledge Research in Early Childhood Education
    This text provides a comprehensive analysis of historical archives, letters, and primary sources to offer unique insight into how Fröbel’s pedagogy of kindergarten and play has been understood, interpreted, and modified throughout history and in particular, as a consequence of it’s adoption in the US.Tracing the development, modification, and global spread of the kindergarten movement, this volume ... Read more

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  • Finding Froebel

    The Man Who Invented Kindergarten

    Friedrich Froebel, the 'father of kindergarten', is one of the most influential pedagogues of the 19th century. However, relatively little is known about his life, his successes and failures, and his personal relationships. Based on many untranslated and unknown letters, this new biography presents Froebel as a brilliant but also flawed man.Beginning with his childhood and the early death of his ... Read more

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  • The Bloomsbury Handbook to Friedrich Froebel

    Series series Bloomsbury Handbooks
    Friedrich Froebel (1782 – 1852), the inventor of kindergarten, was one of the most influential educational thinkers of the 19th century. This book showcases the cutting-edge work being undertaken around the world inspired by this pioneer of early childhood education and shows the many ways in which Froebel's work has been applied and extended. It presents a wealth of Froebelian expertise on topics ... Read more

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  • Globalization, Transformation, and Cultures in Early Childhood Education and Care

    Reconceptualization and Comparison

    Series series Education (R0)
    This edited volume provides a critical discussion of globalization and transformation, considering the cultural contexts of early childhood education systems as discourses as well as concrete phenomena and ‘lived experience.’ The book focuses on theoretical explorations and critical discourses at the level of education policy (macro), the level of institutions (meso), and the level of social ... Read more

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