Samuel Wilderspin and the Infant School Movement

Samuel Wilderspin and the Infant School Movement

Author: Phillip McCann

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-11-10

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 1315414678

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Samuel Wilderspin became a household name in his own lifetime. Befriended by Dickens, lampooned by Cruikshank, his achievements discussed in Parliament, he was one of the best known educators of the 1830s and 1840s. However, Wilderspin’s consistent opposition to denominational education combined with his liberal and advanced views made him unpopular with the Establishment. Samuel Wilderspin’s fame declined after his retirement in 1847 but his reputation as an infant school educator has survived. Many of his ideas and practices have had a great influence on infant education. In this book, first published in 1982, Wilderspin’s own story is placed in the context of this growing movement led by Owen, Buchanan and Oberlin, and it goes a long way towards reinstating him as one of the prominent figures in the early education movement. This title will be of interest to students of history and education.


The Evolution of the Nursery-Infant School

The Evolution of the Nursery-Infant School

Author: Nanette Whitbread

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-02-01

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1135030618

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Originally published in 1972.This book considers the actual development of infant schools and education in Britain against the background of industrialization and social change, making clear how this development was influenced by the ideas of particular theorists from both the Continent and England.