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Moore, Mary Ruth – Childhood Education, 2002
Describes one educator's research journey to Friedrich Froebel's homeland of Germany to study the beginnings of the early childhood profession and to celebrate Froebel's important contributions. Offers descriptions of early Froebel schools and Froebel artifacts to illustrate his educational philosophy and practice. (KB)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices
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Von Aufshnaiter, Stefan; Schwedes, Hannelore – Science Education, 1989
Described is a curriculum project developed in Germany. The importance of playing and gaming for the acquisition of cognitive and social capacities, the relationships among acting, reasoning, and learning in physics instruction, and the spheres of subjective experience are discussed. The framework and evaluation of the curriculum are outlined. (YP)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Foreign Countries, Learning Processes, Physics
United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1905
The Commissioner's introduction to Volume 1 includes state school system statistics. Chapter I addresses vacation schools, playgrounds, and settlements, with discussion of poor children in major cities, playground conditions, playground social conditions, play psychology, and settlement-movement history. Subsequent chapters cover laws concerning…
Descriptors: School Statistics, Vacation Programs, Playgrounds, Urban Youth