Rudolf Steiner The Relevance of Waldorf Education /

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, ped...

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Main Author: Dahlin, Bo (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Series:SpringerBriefs in education.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Steiner’s biography
  • 2.1 The formative years: childhood and youth
  • 2.2 Steiner as a young man and his philosophical period
  • Chapter 3: The relevance of Steiner’s philosophy for education
  • Chapter 4: Anthroposophy
  • 4.1 A spiritual anthropology of education
  • 4.2 The far-sighted view: the lifespan development of the individual and the evolution of humanity
  • Chapter 5: Some basic principles and practices of Waldorf education
  • 5.1 The curriculum
  • 5.2 Being a Waldorf teacher
  • Chapter 6: The social and political aspects of education
  • 6.1 Social three-folding: state, culture and economy
  • 6.2 Education as a cultural practice
  • Chapter 7: Does it work? Empirical studies of Waldorf schools
  • Chapter 8: Conclusion.