Why Kindergarten Matters: Elizabeth Harrison's A Study of Child Nature - Paperback

by Paul Rich (Editor), Paul Rich (Introduction by), Elizabeth Harrison (Author)

Dr. Paul Rich is a member of the History of Education Society and the author of several books about education, including titles about the interaction of education and imperialism in the days of colonialism -- Elixir of Empire and Chains of Empire

Author Biography

Elizabeth Harrison was one of the founders of kindergarten education in the United States and a crusader for higher teaching standards in the primary schools. Her work contributed to the founding of National Louis University in Chicago and the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA), and this volume sets forth her much admired philosophy of education.