Rudolf Steiner : the relevance of Waldorf education /

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Author / Creator:Dahlin, Bo, author.
Imprint:Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2017]
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
Series:SpringerBriefs in education : key thinkers in education
SpringerBriefs in education.
Subject:Steiner, Rudolf, -- 1861-1925.
Steiner, Rudolf, -- 1861-1925.
Educators -- Biography.
Education -- Philosophy.
Waldorf method of education.
EDUCATION -- Essays.
EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
EDUCATION -- Reference.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Educators.
Educational strategies & policy.
Teacher training.
Philosophy & theory of education.
Teaching skills & techniques.
Education -- Philosophy.
Educators.
Waldorf method of education.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11308366
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ISBN:9783319589077
3319589075
9783319589060
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Summary:This book covers Rudolf Steiner's biography, presented from an educational point of view and also unfolds the different aspects of Steiner's educational thought in Waldorf Education. His point of view is unique in that it relates education to a wide horizon of different contexts, such as social, pedagogical, evolutionary and spiritual aspects. His ideas are philosophical (ethical, epistemological, ontological). However, above all, they are based on spiritual understanding of the human being and the world. In many ways, they stand in stark contrast to the views that inform present mainstream educational thought and practice. Nevertheless, there are points where Steiner's ideas can find a resonance in more recent educational thought. Steiner was in many ways ahead of his time and his educational ideas are still relevant to many present day educational issues and problems.
Other form:Printed edition 9783319589060
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-319-58907-7
Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Contents; About the Author; 1 Introduction; Abstract; 1.1 The Waldorf School Movement: Facts and Fiction; 1.2 Steiner and Progressivism; 1.3 Research on Waldorf Education and the Reception of Steiner's Educational and Philosophical Ideas; 1.4 About This Book and the Following Chapters; References; 2 The Formation of a Western Sage; Abstract; 2.1 The Formative Years: Childhood and Youth; 2.2 Steiner as a Young Man; 2.3 Emerging as a Philosopher; 2.4 Steiner's Relation to Christianity; 2.5 Steiner as Practical Pedagogue; 2.6 Conclusion; References.
  • 3 Steiner's Philosophy and Its Educational RelevanceAbstract; 3.1 Steiner's Philosophical Works; 3.2 Steiner's Phenomenological Theory of Knowledge; 3.2.1 Knowledge as Non-representational; 3.2.2 Points of Similarity with John Dewey; 3.2.3 Goethe and Nietzsche; 3.2.4 Rigid Definitions Versus Living Concepts; 3.2.5 The Freedom of Thinking; 3.3 Ethical Individualism; 3.4 Steiner's 'Philosophy of the Human Being'; References; 4 Anthroposophy as the Basis for Pedagogical Anthropology; Abstract; 4.1 A Neglected Field of Educational Thought; 4.2 The Four-Folded Structure of the Human Being.
  • 4.3 The Three Soul Functions: Thinking, Feeling and Will, and Their Bodily Correspondences4.4 The Four Temperaments; 4.5 Steiner's Aesthesiology (Sinneslehre); 4.6 The Far-Sighted View: The Lifespan Development of the Individual and the Evolution of Humanity; 4.6.1 The Nine-Year Crisis; 4.6.2 Steiner's Cultural Psychology; 4.6.3 The Educational Spiral: A Romantic Idea Implicit in Steiner's Educational Thinking?; References; 5 The Curriculum of Waldorf Education: Some Basic Principles and Practices; Abstract; 5.1 General Remarks; 5.2 Some Basic Curriculum Principles; 5.2.1 General Principles.
  • 5.2.2 Specific Principles5.3 Being a Waldorf Teacher; 5.3.1 Being Responsible for the World; 5.3.2 Being Able to Relate; 5.3.3 Cultivating One's Inner Life; 5.3.4 The Personhood of the Teacher: The Importance of 'Who You Are'; 5.3.5 About Planning One's Teaching; 5.4 A Note on School Architecture; References; 6 The Social and Political Aspects of Education; Abstract; 6.1 The Essential Task of Education and the Nature of Modern Society; 6.2 Culture, Lifeworld and Civil Society; 6.3 Education as a Cultural Practice; References; 7 Conclusion: Does It Work? Empirical Studies of Waldorf Education.
  • Abstract7.1 Difficulties in Evaluating the Effects of Waldorf Schools; 7.2 Surveys of Waldorf Students and Graduates, and Comparisons with Students and Graduates from Mainstream Schools; 7.3 Studies of Waldorf Science Education; 7.4 Studies of Waldorf Civic Education; 7.5 A British Study of Waldorf Educational Aims and Methods; 7.6 Do Waldorf Students Become Anthroposophists?; 7.7 Conclusion; References.