The Laboratory School is presumably the most famous experimental school of the progressive education movement. Founded in 1894 by John Dewey and President William R. Harper, the Laboratory School existed at the University of Chicago for seven and a half years, and even after more than a century, remains a beacon of hope and inspiration for many educators. The present volume ventures to provide the first institutional history of the Laboratory School and to situate the school in its contemporary context. Drawing on new archival and historical materials, the book tells the story of a legendary school experiment that experienced a steep rise and a dramatic fall due to unsuitable structures and unfortunate decisions.
Part I The Foundation and Rise of the Laboratory School, 18941898.-
1.
Future VisionA School Experiment in the Making.-
2. Precarious
UndertakingThe Establishment of the University Primary School.-
3. Vital
NecessityThe Reconstruction of the University Elementary School.- Part II
High Tide and the Pitfalls of Practice, 18981901.-
4. At lastThe
Stabilization of the Laboratory School.-
5. Reaching the PeakImage Promotion
and Public Response.-
6. Teachers and StudentsStructural Frictions.-
7.
Demanding TaskPutting Theory into Practice.- Part III The Fall and
Dissolution of the Laboratory School, 19011904.-
8. The ChallengeFrancis
Parker ante portas.-
9. Mounting ProblemsThe Beginning of the End.-
10. The
Final YearDubious Decisions.- Part IV The Evaluation of the Experiment.-
11.
Dewey as AdministratorThe Democrat as Autocrat.-
12. Dewey as PedagogueThe
Pragmatist as Idealist.-
13. AfterlifeThe Schools Impact and Deweys
Influence.
Michael Knoll has been a high school teacher and principal at German progressive boarding schools, a research fellow, visiting scholar, and interim professor at German, Swiss, and American universities. His primary areas of scholarship are the history of curriculum, instruction, and school administration with the focus on progressive education in the United States and Germany. His most recent book is Beyond Rhetoric: New Perspectives on John Deweys Pedagogy.
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