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Pedagogy of Humanist Moral Education
Marc Silverman
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Description for Pedagogy of Humanist Moral Education
Hardcover. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 432.
This book sheds new light on the life and work of Janusz Korczak, the twentieth century humanist moral educator and path-breaking social-pedagogue who is generally unknown in the English speaking world. In the two orphanages he led in Warsaw, Poland Korczak developed an innovative array of educational practices that motivated children from broken families suffering from serious social-interpersonal pathologies to re-form themselves during the five to seven years they lived in the orphanage. By offering its readers a systematic presentation of Korczak's worldview, educational philosophy and work, and exposing them to a ... Read more
This book sheds new light on the life and work of Janusz Korczak, the twentieth century humanist moral educator and path-breaking social-pedagogue who is generally unknown in the English speaking world. In the two orphanages he led in Warsaw, Poland Korczak developed an innovative array of educational practices that motivated children from broken families suffering from serious social-interpersonal pathologies to re-form themselves during the five to seven years they lived in the orphanage. By offering its readers a systematic presentation of Korczak's worldview, educational philosophy and work, and exposing them to a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
Number of Pages
215
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137560674
SKU
V9781137560674
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99-15
About Marc Silverman
Marc Silverman was Senior Lecturer at the Melton Centre in the School of Education of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. He has done research and published articles in the fields of educational philosophy and Jewish culture and education. Currently his work focuses on placing Janusz Korczak's educational thought in the context of modern educational philosophies.
Reviews for Pedagogy of Humanist Moral Education
“The book presents a successful attempt to place Korczak’s theory of education into embedded-in-practice theories of education … . Do you want to learn more how to become a committed and caring educator, teacher, parent, social worker and beyond, then put this book on your reading list and prioritize it. You won’t be disappointed!” (Tatyana Tsyrlina-Spady, Russian-American Education Forum, rus-ameeduforum.com, ... Read more