Abstract/Notes: Waldorf Education: An all-round, balanced approach to education that is equally concerned with intellectual-cognitive and artistic-creative learning. A practice- and experience-based pedagogy. Non-selective and open to all children and young people; offering a stress-free, secure learning environment across 12 grades; embedded in a community of students, teachers, and parents. An alternative education that has been successfully practiced for over a century. The first Waldorf School was founded in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1919. Today, Waldorf Education is practiced in all countries and cultures around the world: in over 1,000 schools, more than 2,000 kindergartens, and numerous centers for special needs education. This makes Waldorf Education the most prevalent alternative approach to teaching. And yet, despite the success and (now empirically validated) recognition that Waldorf schools enjoy, the theory underlying them remains controversial. Within the academic debate, Waldorf Education is seen as ideologic and unscientific. This publication sets out to bring clarity to this debate: Renowned researchers explain and discuss Waldorf Education’s foundations in relation to the current discourse on education and core disciplines such as theory of knowledge, anthropology, developmental psychology, learning theory, and the theory of professions. This scientific inquiry into Waldorf Education is breaking new ground, casting light on its fascinating humanistic ideal and holistic potential.

Language: English

Published: New York, New York: Routledge, 2023

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 978-1-00-318743-1

Language: English

ISSN: 0010-700X

Language: English

ISSN: 0010-700X

Abstract/Notes: Studies have criticized age-graded schools as creating a barrier to meeting the goals of equity and instructional excellence in schools. This handbook provides research on multiage classroom practices and argues that a multiage system better addresses and meets students' needs. Information is presented on the following topics: educational reform, parental education, cooperation in implementation, class size, multiyear teaching, grouping for purpose, time challenges, thematic planning, multiple intelligences, music in the multiage classroom, physical education in the multiage classroom, art in the multiage classroom, student-directed learning, assessment, and several case studies of working multiage classrooms. A large section of the handbook contains profiles from 13 working multiage classroom schools. Sample information from these schools includes report cards, assessment tools, curriculum outlines, sample letters to parents, grant requests, and bibliographies. A glossary of

Language: English

Published: Peterborough, New Hampshire: Crystal Springs Books, The Society for Developmental Education, 1996

ISBN: 1-884548-05-9

Language: English

ISSN: 1071-6246

Language: English

ISSN: 1071-6246

Language: English

ISSN: 1071-6246

Language: English

ISSN: 0042-8639

Language: English

Published: New York, New York: American Montessori Society, 1970

Language: English

Published: Nashville, Tennessee: Abingdon Press, 1995

ISBN: 0-687-08651-5