Unpacking Child-Centredness: A History of Meanings.

Chung, Shunah; Walsh, Daniel J.

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Publication Date: 2000

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Unpacking Child-Centredness: A History of Meanings.

Chung, Shunah; Walsh, Daniel J.

Journal of Curriculum Studies, v32 n2 p215-34 Mar-Apr 2000

Examines the historical development of the term "child centered" in the discourse of early schooling in the United States. Beginning with Friedrich Froebel, who was the founder of the kindergarten and focuses on the development of the kindergarten until the 1930s. Explores how the underlying meanings of child-centerdness changed. (CMK)

Descriptors: Child Development, Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Kindergarten, Primary Education, Progressive Education, Role of Education, Student Centered Curriculum

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Language: English

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