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Original article | International Journal of Progressive Education 2013, Vol. 9(1) 119-132

The Democratic School and the Pedagogy of Janusz Korczak: A Model of Early Twentieth Century Reform in Modern Israel

Liba H. Engel

pp. 119 - 132   |  Manu. Number: ijpe.2013.038

Published online: February 15, 2013  |   Number of Views: 20  |  Number of Download: 278


Abstract

This article explores the history and pedagogy of Janusz Korczak within  the context of his contemporary early Twentieth-Century European Innovative Educators which include Maria Montessori, Homer Lane, A.S. Neill, and Anton Semyonovitch Makarenko. The pedagogies of the aforementioned are compared and contrasted within the literature.

Keywords: Janusz Korczak, Montessori, Lane, Makarenko


How to Cite this Article?

APA 6th edition
Engel, L.H. (2013). The Democratic School and the Pedagogy of Janusz Korczak: A Model of Early Twentieth Century Reform in Modern Israel . International Journal of Progressive Education, 9(1), 119-132.

Harvard
Engel, L. (2013). The Democratic School and the Pedagogy of Janusz Korczak: A Model of Early Twentieth Century Reform in Modern Israel . International Journal of Progressive Education, 9(1), pp. 119-132.

Chicago 16th edition
Engel, Liba H. (2013). "The Democratic School and the Pedagogy of Janusz Korczak: A Model of Early Twentieth Century Reform in Modern Israel ". International Journal of Progressive Education 9 (1):119-132.

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