1st Edition

Educational Ideas of Charles Fourier 1772-1837

By David Zeldin Copyright 1969
    176 Pages
    by Routledge

    167 Pages
    by Routledge

    First Published in 1969. The ideas of Charles Fourier have long fascinated economists, sociologists and political scientists. Children play a most important part in his Utopian schemes. This volume focuses on educational theory of Fourier.

    Introduction; Chapter 1 Fourier’s Life; Chapter 2 The Psychological Basis of Fourier’s Educational Thought; Chapter 3 The Aims of Education; Chapter 4 Parents and Teachers; Chapter 5 Education and Care During Infancy; Chapter 6 Five to Ten Years; Chapter 7 The Teenage Period; Chapter 8 Growing Up the Problem of Sex and Education; Chapter 9 Intellectual Education; Chapter 10 Conclusion;

    Biography

    David Zeldin is senior lecturer in education at Bulmershe College, Reading. Previously he taught for eleven years in secondary modern and grammar schools in London. In 1966–67 he was visiting professor at Eastern Michigan University.