The Allen School: An Alternative Nineteenth-Century Education, 1818-1852.

Albert, Judith Strong

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Publication Date: 1981-Nov

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The Allen School: An Alternative Nineteenth-Century Education, 1818-1852.

Albert, Judith Strong

Harvard Educational Review, v51 n4 p565-76 Nov 1981

The author describes the Allen School of Northborough, Massachusetts, which emphasized the "innate goodness" of children's natures and stressed practice and experience in education. She contrasts the Allens' educational philosophy with that of Bronson Alcott. (Author/SK)

Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Child Development, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Moral Development, Nontraditional Education, Self Control, United States History

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