Celestin Freinet, the Unknown Reformer.

Lee, William B.

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Publication Date: 1983

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Celestin Freinet, the Unknown Reformer.

Lee, William B.

Educational Forum, v48 n1 p97-113 Fall 1983

Although unknown in the United States, Celestin Freinet founded in France an influential educational reform movement, Ecole Moderne, based on four principles: (1) democratic values, (2) empiricism, (3) interaction with nature and life, and (4) work as a basic human need. (SK)

Descriptors: Democratic Values, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Nontraditional Education, Student Centered Curriculum, Teacher Developed Materials, Teaching Methods

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