Table of Contents: The development of infant education in Ireland, 1838-1948

Main Author:	O'Connor, Maura, 1952-
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : P. Lang, 2010.
Subjects:	Education, Preschool > History > 19th century. > Ireland Education, Preschool > History > 20th century. > Ireland
Online Access:	http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10600483

Table of Contents:

New educational thinking: a European perspective
New educational thinking: an Irish experience
A new concept of schooling and wilderspin as a transformational individual
The struggle for child-centred infant education: Irish women pioneers
State endorsement of child-centred principles of education
A national curriculum based on child-centred principles
A national curriculum created to promote a Gaelic revival, 1922-1948
Reclaiming child-centred infant education: the revised national curriculum of 1948
Conclusion: a backward glance.