Contributions to the History of Education: Volume 3, Pioneers of Modern Education 1600–1700

Originally published in 1921, this book by John Adamson chronicles the changing forms of education in the 17th and 18th centuries in England.

John William Adamson (Author)

9781107622272, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 24 July 2014

308 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 1.8 cm, 0.34 kg

Originally published in 1921 as part of the Contributions to the History of Education series, this book by respected educationalist John Adamson chronicles the changing forms of education in the 17th and 18th centuries in England as well as in the schools of St. Jean-Baptiste de la Salle in France and August Francke in Germany. In addition to more famous educators like Comenius, Adamson also gives lesser-known innovators their place, such as Samuel Hartlib and Dr Cyprian Kinner. This volume will be useful to anyone with an interest in the development of education in western Europe during this period, or in the history of education more generally.

Preface
Table of dates
1. The new philosophy
2. The school-room in the early seventeenth century
3. Bacon and Comenius
4. The great didactic
5. The new pedagogy in London and in Germany
6. The long parliament: Samuel Hartlib and education
7. Two letters to Hartlib: Milton and Petty
8. 'The reformed school' of John Dury
9. A successful schoolmaster: Hoole
10. The courtly 'academies
11. Elementary education
12. St Jean-Baptiste de la Salle
13. A. H. Francke and the Pietist schools
14. Conclusion
Publications referred to in the text
Index.

Subject Areas: European history [HBJD]