America's Early Montessorians: Anne George, Margaret Naumburg, Helen Parkhurst and Adelia Pyle

Author:   Gerald L. Gutek ,  Patricia A. Gutek
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2020
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Pages:   307
Publication Date:   06 September 2020
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Author:   Gerald L. Gutek ,  Patricia A. Gutek
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2020
Weight:   0.549kg
ISBN:  

9783030548346


ISBN 10:   3030548341
Pages:   307
Publication Date:   06 September 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. A Quartet of American Montessori Directresses2. The Fifth Woman - Maria Montessori3. A Study in Personality: Montessori and George, Naumburg, Parkhurst and Pyle4. Montessori's Training Course5. The Rise and Fall of Anne George as America's Premier Montessori Educator6. Helen Parkhurst: Montessori's American Surrogate, Dalton School, Progressive Educator7. Adelia Pyle: From Montessori's Disciple to Padre Pio's Disciplie8. Margaret Naumburg: Montessorian, Walden School, Progressive Educator9. Conclusion

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The new volume is an impressive compendium of archival research, consolidating and critiquing past scholarship, yet woven through an entertaining sequence of biography and narrative. It will appeal to readers on all those levels. (Peter Cunningham, Educational Review, February 11, 2021)


“The new volume is an impressive compendium of archival research, consolidating and critiquing past scholarship, yet woven through an entertaining sequence of biography and narrative. It will appeal to readers on all those levels.” (Peter Cunningham, Educational Review, February 11, 2021)


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Gerald L. Gutek is Professor Emeritus of Education and History at Loyola University Chicago, USA, where he was also the Dean of the School of Education. His previous books include New Perspectives on Philosophy and Education (2009). Patricia A. Gutek is an editor, travel writer, and independent scholar whose previous book co-authored with Gerald Gutek, Bringing Montessori to America (2016), was a 2016 Choice Outstanding Academic Title.

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