1st Edition

The Educational Ideas of Charles Fourier 1772-1837

By David Zeldin Copyright 1969
180 Pages
by Routledge

180 Pages
by Routledge

180 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1969, this book aims to show that Charles Fourier has much to say that is of interest to modern edcationlists. Fourier hardly ever figures in histories of education because only recent developments in educational practice have shown his ideas to be of topical and practical importance to the schoolteacher and the planner of today. Fourier devised a system of education to... Read more
1. Fourier's Life.  2. The Psychological Basis of Fourier's Educational Thought.  3. The Aims of Education.  4. Parents and Teachers: the Organization of Teaching.  5. Education and Care during Infancy: a Period for the Discovery of Vocation.  6. Five to Ten Years.  7. The Teenage Period: a Time for Social Service.  8. Growing Up: the Problem of Sex and Education.  9. Intellectual Education: an Approach to Academic Studies.  10. Conclusion.

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David Zeldin