Readings in the History of Education: A Collection of Sources and Readings to Illustrate the Development of Educational Practice, Theory, and Organization, Part 1

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Houghton Mifflin, 1920 - Education - 684 pages

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A PAGE OF THE ÆNEID OF VERGIL 6 M TULLIUS CICERO 10643 B C
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Privileges granted to Physicians and Teachers
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Effect of the Persecutions
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Catechumenal Schools of the Early Church
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The Copying of Books at a Monastery
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A MONK IN A SCRIPTORIUM
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Enforcing Lenten Reading in the Monasteries
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The Hunting Germans and their Fighting Ways
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Work of a Monk in writing and copying Books
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Work of a Nun in copying Books
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Scarcity and Cost of Books
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Anathemas to protect Books from Theft
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On Education in Early England a The Learning of Theodore b Theodores Work for the English Churches c How Albinus succeeded Abbot Hadrian ...
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On sending out a Collection of Edited Sermons
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General Proclamations as to Education
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a The Proclamation of 787 A D
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b The Proclamation of 789 A D
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ALFRED THE GREAT
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NinthCentury Plan of the Monastery at Saint Gall
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NINTHCENTURY PLAN OF THE MONASTERY OF SAINT GALL SWITZERLAND
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EDUCATION DURING THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES II SCHOOLS ESTABLISHED AND INSTRUCTION PROVIDED
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INTERIOR OF A NORMAN SCHOOL TWELFTH CENTURY
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The Episcopal and Monastic Schools
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A SCHOOL OF MENDICANT MONKS
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The School of Salisbury Cathedral 73 Aldwincle Foundation Grant for a Chantry School
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The Seven Liberal Arts
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A LESSON IN LOGIC
108
A MEDIEVAL SCHOOL
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A Medieval Latin Colloquy 76 Quintilian On the Importance of Grammar
113
The Elements and the Planets a of the Elements
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A TenthCentury Schoolmasters Books
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The Truce of God 80 Gautier How the Church used Chivalry
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INFLUENCES TENDING TOWARD A REVIVAL OF LEARN ING Introduction to the Readings of the Chapter
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The Moslem Civilization in Spain
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Learning among the Moslems of Spain
131
Works of Aristotle known by 1300 A D
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On Aristotles Greatness
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How Aristotle was received at Oxford
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How Aristotle was received at Paris a Decree of Church Council 1210 A D
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Abélards Sic et Non a From the Introduction
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The Great Work of the Schoolmen
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The Early Mediæval Town a To the Eleventh Century
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A TYPICAL MEDIEVAL TOWN
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b By the Thirteenth Century
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An English Town Charter
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Oath of a New Freeman in a Medieval Town
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Ordinances of the WhiteTawyers Guild
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Report on School of Guild of Saint Nicholas
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An Indenture of Apprenticeship
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Table of Dates of University Foundations before 1600
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Privileges for Students who travel for Study
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Privileges granted the Students at Paris
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Charter of the University of Heidelberg
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Exemption of Masters and Students from Taxation at Paris
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Cost to a City of maintaining a University
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III
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Early Licensing of Professors to teach
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A University License to teach
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Books required for the Arts Degree
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THE CAMP OF WISDOM
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Educational Influences of the Church Services 82 Winchester Statutes How the Church urged that the Ele ments of Religious Education be given
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On the Teaching of Theology
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A LECTURE at a MediævaL UNIVERSITY 22 A UNIVERSITY DISPUTATION
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Boccaccios Visit to the Library of Monte Cassino
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BOCCACCIO 131375
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A COPIED MANUSCRIPT
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Founding of the Ducal Library at Urbino
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The New Taste for Books
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GUARINO DA VERONA 13741460
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On the Nature of Education
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Statement of the Aim and Purpose of Education
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His Program for Study
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JOHN COLET 14651519
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AN ENGLISH SCHOOL
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GRANTHAM FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
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A SOUTHEUROPEAN FIFTEENTHCENTURY SCHOOL
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THE REVOLT AGAINST AUTHORITY
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ReFoundation of Cathedral School at Canterbury
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The Prussian Elementary Teacher and his Training
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EDUCATIONAL Results of the Protestant Revolt
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The Massachusetts Law of 1647
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Rules regulating a Schoolmaster
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How he arrived at the Theory he set forth
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Bequest for Sevenoaks Grammar School 217
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Discontent of the Nobility with the Schools 214 Montaigne Ridicule of the Humanistic Pedants 215 Montaigne His Conception of Education 216 Loc...
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Sample Pages from the Orbis Pictus 222 Butler Place of Comenius in the History of Education 223 Gesner Need for Realschulen for the New Classes t...
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Table of Contents of his Positions
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On the Teaching of Latin
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Two Early Spelling Books 230 Webster Description of PreRevolutionary Schools 231 Raumer Teachers in Gotha in 1741
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An EighteenthCentury Swedish Peoples School 233 Raumer Schools of FrankfurtamMain in Eighteenth Cen tury 234 Krüsi A Swiss Teachers Examin...
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a Books proper to be used in CharitySchools b Lewiss Exposition of the Christian Catechism
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A CharitySchool Subscription Form
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The CharitySchool of Saint Johns Parish
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THE EIGHTEENTH A TRANSITION CENTURY
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Kilpatr Jork of the Dutch in developing Schools
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The Farreaching Influence of Rousseaus Writings
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An EighteenthCentury Indenture of Apprentice ship
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Work of the National Convention in France
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An Estimate of Pestalozzis Work
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Introduction to the Readings of the Chapter
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CharitySchool Education described
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The Duke of Newcastle Commission Report
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AWAKENING AN EDUCATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE UNITED STATES
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The Schools of Boston about 17901815
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The ElementarySchool System in 1823
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THE AMERICAN BATTLE FOR FREE STATE SCHOOLS Introduction to the Readings of the Chapter
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The Ground of the FreeSchool System
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Repeal of the Connecticut School Law
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On the Repeal of the Connecticut School Law 319 Gulliver The Struggle for Free Schools in Norwich Connecti
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The State and Education
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A RateBill and a Warrant for Collection
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On Religious Instruction in the Schools 323 Michigan Petition for a Division of the School Funds 324 Michigan CounterPetition against Division 573
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Act of Incorporation of Norwich Free Academy
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Establishment of the First American High School 327 Boston The SecondarySchool System in 1823
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The Basic Documents of Japanese Education 333 Switzerland Constitutional Provisions as to Education and Religious Freedom
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a Preamble to the Education Code of 1872
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The Transformation of China by Education
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The Recent Progress of Science
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Scientific Knowledge must precede Invention
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Lack of Intercommunication illustrated
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The Struggle for National Realization
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The French Teacher and the National Spirit
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The German Emphasis on National Ends
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Landing of the Pilgrims at Manilla
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NEW CONCEPTIONS OF THE EDUCATIONAL PRO CESS Introduction to the Readings of the Chapter
617
The German Seminaries for Teachers
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A German Teachers Seminary described
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A French Normal School described
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Beginnings of Teacher Training in England
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The PupilTraining System described
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Recommendations for TeacherTraining Schools
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Organizing the First State Normal Schools a The Organizing Law
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Importance of the Normal School
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Examples of Instruction from a Davenport History of the United States
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Elements of Geography Map
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Elements of Geography Text
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The Elementary Schools of Berlin in 1838
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Grading the Schools of
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Herbarts Educational Ideas
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Herbarts Ideas applied
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Herbart and Modern Psychology
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Froebels Educational Views
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English and German Universities contrasted
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MidNineteenth Century Elementary Education in England
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MidNineteenth Century Secondary Education in England
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What Knowledge is of Most Worth?
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Conclusions as to the Importance of Science
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The Old and New Psychology contrasted
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Difficulties in Transforming the School a Relating Education to Life
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b The Old Teacher and the New System
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NEW TENDENCIES AND EXPANSIONS Introduction to the Readings of the Chapter
667
The Environmental Influence of the State
668
German Secondary Schools and Ger man National Needs
669
The University and the State
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tion
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