Title

Rediscovering Froebel: A Call To Re-Examine His Life &Amp; Gifts

Keywords

Early childhood education-history; Friedrich (1782-1852); Froebel; Froebel's gifts; Kindergarten-history; Kindergarten-methods and materials; Preschool-history

Abstract

This article examines the life of Friedrich Froebel, the founder of the kindergarten movement and his first 10 "gifts to children." The author suggests that Froebel's philosophy of German Romanticism caused the waning use of his methods. He continues to state that Froebel's development of instructional material and structured play-based curricula is worth re-examining during this time for greater accountability and expectation for the early academic success of children. © 2005 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.

Publication Date

6-1-2005

Publication Title

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volume

32

Issue

6

Number of Pages

371-376

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-005-0004-8

Socpus ID

33644516970 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/33644516970

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