Eduard Leisching: A Pioneer in Popular Education, Old Austrian Privy Councilor, and the Driving Force behind the Society for Popular Education.

Filla, Wilhelm

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ERIC Number: EJ407784

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Publication Date: 1989

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Eduard Leisching: A Pioneer in Popular Education, Old Austrian Privy Councilor, and the Driving Force behind the Society for Popular Education.

Filla, Wilhelm

Western European Education, v21 n3 p75-99 Fall 1989

Discusses the life and work of Eduard Leisching, concentrating on his advocacy of education for those deprived of early education. Traces Leisching's path to popular education, and describes Leisching's establishment of the Society for Popular Education in Vienna in 1886. Reconstructs Leisching's educational philosophy, and considers Leisching's personal attributes and political views. (RW)

Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Educational Change, Educational Opportunities, Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices, Foreign Countries, Political Attitudes, Popular Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Austria (Vienna)

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