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Direct linkElliott, Paul – History of Education, 2004
Given the prominence in Victorian society of some of William George Spencer's pupils, his development of an extended curriculum for both sexes, and the fact that his textbook on inventional geometry was considered to be the most Pestalozzian published in England, he remains a remarkably undervalued figure in the history of education. Despite a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Philosophy, Educational Development, Educational History
Download full textAiex, Patrick K. – 1994
After defining and tracing the historical background of home schooling in the United States, this paper focuses on studies which deal with: (1) the socialization of home-schooled children; and (2) creativity in home-schooled children. Noting that according to the Home School Legal Defense Association the number of home-schooled children has jumped…
Descriptors: Creative Development, Educational Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Schooling
Peer reviewedBebout, Jim; Greening, Tom, Eds. – Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 1981
In 14 articles a record, a tribute and an analysis of struggles of humanistic educators who worked toward new forms of higher education (1966-1980) and four models are presented. Recommendations for more enlightened humanistic endeavors are discussed with a look toward the future of education. (RC)
Descriptors: Courses, Decision Making, Educational Development, Experimental Colleges
