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Education History
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John Dewey
John Dewey (1859-1952) was one of the first to introduce Progressivism into schooling. Dewey believed that education should be child-centered and based more on their interests than strict requirements. Dewey’s ideas of education helped to pave the way for Contemporary Constructivism in education. (Foundational theory for the early practice of education) -
Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori (1870-1952) was the first woman in Italy to receive a medical degree. She used her education to further her knowledge of medical issues in children and made the observation that it was more related to education than a mental disability. (Currently used in over four thousand ECE programs) -
Jean Piaget
Jean Piaget (1896-1980) Developer of the constructivist theory. Piaget was interested in the process of how children learn and devoted his life to studying them and the process. This theory is based on the idea that children actually desire to learn. -
Lev Vygotsky
Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934) was the thinker behind the Sociocultural Theory. Vygotsky believed that children learn more through social interaction with others, and in turn are driven by this. This theory is different from the Constructivist Theory in that way because Piaget believed that learning was more on an individual drive rather than through others. -
Erik Erikson
Erik Erikson (1902-1994) Developer of the Psychological Theory. Erikson believed that children grow and develop in accordance with society and the needs it projects. Children need to feel as though they are succeeding and important, or a value to society. The problem lies when they start to feel inferior or less than. -
Abraham Maslow
Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934) was the thinker behind the Sociocultural Theory. Vygotsky believed that children learn more through social interaction with others, and in turn are driven by this. This theory is different from the Constructivist Theory in that way because Piaget believed that learning was more on an individual drive rather than through others. -
Urie Bronfenbrenner
Urie Bronfenbrenner (1917-2005) is the founder of the Ecological Theory. Bronfenbrenner believes that there are five environmental systems that work together and directly relate to a child’s development. These five systems are the microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem and the chronosystem. Each of these systems is influenced by each other and influences each other. -
Howard Gardner
Howard Gardner (b. 1943) believes that individuals are capable of more than one type of intelligence. He has produced the idea of 9 different intelligences: visual/spatial, verbal/linguistic, mathematical/logical, bodily/kinesthetic, musical/rhythmic, intrapersonal, interpersonal, naturalist, and existentialist.