DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE 333
Froebel and Herbart as Disciples of Pestalozzi. The
Early Career and Writings of Herbart. Work at Königsberg and
Göttingen. Herbart’s Psychology. The Aim,
Content, and Method. The Value and Influence of
Herbart’s Principles. The Extension of His Doctrines
in Germany. Herbartianism in the United States.
Froebel’s Early Life. His Experiences at Frankfort,
Yverdon, and Berlin. The School at Keilhau. Development
of the Kindergarten. Froebel’s Fundamental
Concept of ‘Unity.’ Motor Expression as His Method.
The Social Aspect of Education. The Kindergarten.
The Value and Influence of Froebel’s Principles. The
Spread of Froebelianism through Europe. The Kindergarten
in the United States. The Relative Influence of
Pestalozzi, Herbart, and Froebel.