The development of infant education in Ireland, 1838-1948

O'Connor, Maura, 1952-

The development of infant education in Ireland, 1838-1948 epochs and eras / [electronic resource] : Maura O'Connor. - New York : P. Lang, 2010. - xxiv, 301 p. : ill. - Rethinking education, v. 4 1662-9949 ; .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

New educational thinking: a European perspective -- New educational thinking: an Irish experience -- A new concept of schooling and wilderspin as a transformational individual -- The struggle for child-centred infant education: Irish women pioneers -- State endorsement of child-centred principles of education -- A national curriculum based on child-centred principles -- A national curriculum created to promote a Gaelic revival, 1922-1948 -- Reclaiming child-centred infant education: the revised national curriculum of 1948 -- Conclusion: a backward glance.


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Education, Preschool--History--Ireland--19th century.
Education, Preschool--History--Ireland--20th century.


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LB1140.25.I73 / O26 2010eb

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