Bringing Froebel into London's infant schools:: the reforming practice of two head teachers, Elizabeth Shaw and Frances Roe, from the 1890s to the 1930s

Jane Read

doi:10.1080/0046760X.2013.820847

Bringing Froebel into London's infant schools: the reforming practice of two head teachers, Elizabeth Shaw and Frances Roe, from the 1890s to the 1930s

Jane Read

School of Education

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Abstract

This article explores how infant school reform took hold in London's schools from the 1890s to the 1930s through examination of the work of two Froebelian head teachers, Elizabeth Mary Shaw and Frances Emily Roe. In contrast to teacher-led rote-learning m

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	745-764
Journal	History of Education
Volume	42
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/0046760X.2013.820847
Publication status	Published - 2013

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