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Radical School Teachers and the Origins of the Progressive Education Movement in Germany, 1900-1914.
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Lamberti, Marjorie – History of Education Quarterly, 2000
States that in early 20th century Germany, elementary school teachers were seen as low-level civil servants and their teaching methodology was dictated to them by the state. Explains that to free themselves from political and religious authorities, school teachers began advocating a child-centered, active-learning approach based upon recent…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Educational Change, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers