Progressive Education Across the Continents

Contents: Development of progressive education in Europe - Origin and development of progressive education in the US - Progressive education in Australia - Centres of progressive education and educational reforms in different countries - International models of progressive education.

The Editors: Hermann Röhrs, emeritus professor of education at the University of Heidelberg, Germany; he is honorary president of the World Education Fellowship (German speaking section, honorary member of the Comparative Education Society in Europe) and honorary doctor of the Aristoteles University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Volker Lenhart is professor of education at the University of Heidelberg, Germany.
Both editors have their focus of work in international and comparative education.
Contributions/Contributors: Origin and Development in Central Europe: Jürgen Oelkers, The Origin and Development of Progressive Education in England: Brian Holmes, Education Nouvelle in Twentieth-Century France: Gaston Mialaret, Progressive Education in Italy and Spain: Winfried Böhm, Origin and Development of Progressive Education in Scandinavia: Horst Hörner, Origin and Development of Progressive Education in Eastern Europe: Oskar Anweiler, The Origin and Development of Progressive Education in the United States of America: New World Progressives in the Old World: James M. Wallace, Progressive Education in Israel: Chaim Schatzker, Origin and Development of Progressive Education in Australia: William F. Connell, Progressive Education in Third World Societies: Volker Lenhart/Hermann Röhrs, The New Education Fellowship: An International Forum for Progressive Education: Hermann Röhrs, The Bureau International d'Education in Geneva: A Centre of the Progressive Education/New Education Movement: Leo R. Fernig, International Response to the Educational Ideas of M. Montessori as Exemplified by their Influence on Progressive Education in the United States: Hermann Röhrs, Waldorf Schools in an International Context: Wilfried Gabriel/Peter Schneider, Radical Humanism: The Work of Paul and Edith Geheeb in the Odenwaldschule and the Ecole d'Humanité: Dennis Shirley, Freinet's Educational Methodology and its International Sphere of Influence: Hans Jörg, Jena Plan Education in an

"' Progressive Education Across the Continents' is well worth reading. The book offers much to all educationists regardless of their specific interest or educational discipline." (J. C. Steyn, South African Journal of Education)