A Child's Work: Freedom and Guidance in Froebel's Educational Theory and Practise

by Joachim Liebschner

This book considers Friedrich Froebel's work and ideas in the light of the continuing debate over methods of primary education, raising the old conflict between child-centred and traditional education; concern about the role of teacher in the classroom; and the renewed challenge of 'play' as a tool of education. To Froebel, play provided the means for a child's intellectual, social, emotional and physical development. Froebel believed that the education...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0718830687
• ISBN13: 9780718830687
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Lutterworth Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.2" x 9.2"