The Waldorf Movement in Education from European Cradle to American Crucible, 1919-2008

by Oberman, Ida; Sloan, Douglas

ISBN13:
9780773449701
ISBN10:
0773449701
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 2008-11-09
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr
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Summary

As one of the oldest charter education movements, Waldorf's history provides useful infonnation for eva]uating schools of this type.

Author Biography

Dr. Ida Oberman received her Ph.D. from Stanford University in History of Education.

Foreword
Introduction	p. 1
Three revealing vignettes and two leading questions	p. 1
Diversity of settings	p. 3
Conceptual framework: the analytic strategy	p. 11
Inception, 1919-1925	p. 17
The paradox of continuity	p. 17
Founder and foundling: the first Waldorf school	p. 23
From class-war to school class	p. 42
Conclusion	p. 69
Under the shadow of national socialism	p. 72
Introduction	p. 72
Succession crisis, international expansion & the Fuher's rise to power	p. 83
Waldorf in the Nazi years, 1933-1945: Succumb some! Resist some!	p. 113
Conclusion	p. 169
Transplanting Waldorf to America	p. 172
Introduction	p. 172
New York story: quest for purity	p. 175
Kimberton's story: creative accommodation	p. 199
The Sacramentostory: focus on "evolution"	p. 226
Moving into the public sector	p. 256
Conclusion	p. 270
Epilogue 2007	p. 277
How has the movement fared from 1998 to 2007?	p. 277
Early evidence of impact	p. 287
List of abbreviations	p. 313
Archives consulted	p. 314
App. I	p. 316
App. II	p. 318
App. III	p. 321
Bibliography	p. 327
Index	p. 347
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