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Phases of Childhood
Bernard C. J. Lievegoed
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Description for Phases of Childhood
Paperback. Argues that education must take into account body, soul and spirit in order to develop a child into a happy, wise, skilled adult. Translator(s): Langham, Tony; Peters, Plym. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 280.
-- How can education work in harmony with a child's developing relationship with the world around it?
-- How can education take account of body, soul, and spirit?
Bernard Lievegoed takes a child's full humanity -- body, soul and spirit -- as his starting point. From this, a philosophy and pedagogy emerge in which, he argues, children can become happy, wise and skilled adults only when education takes the development of these three aspects into account from the very beginning.
Drawing on the educational ideas of Rudolf Steiner, and on a philosophical tradition going back to Goethe and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Floris Books
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
292g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780863154812
SKU
V9780863154812
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About Bernard C. J. Lievegoed
Bernard Lievegoed (1905-92) was a paediatrician, educationalist and management consultant. He was founder of the NPI which pioneered new approaches to business management internationally.
Reviews for Phases of Childhood
'This book has been a standard text and has provided student teachers, therapists, parents and many others with an overview of child development from an anthroposophical perspective. I have been saying for years that it should be updated and now this has happened. This book is quite simplay a 'must'.
Martyn Rawson, Steiner Education, September 2005
Martyn Rawson, Steiner Education, September 2005