ABSTRACT

This book, first published in 1966, is an introduction to the life and work of Georg Kerschensteiner, the pioneer of the modern German system of vocational education, a system which is largely responsible for Germany’s remarkable industrial recovery and advancement after the Second World War. This title will be of interest to students of education and history.

chapter 1|12 pages

EARLY LIFE

chapter 2|12 pages

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION

chapter 3|14 pages

EDUCATION AND CITIZENSHIP

chapter 4|13 pages

CHARACTER TRAINING

chapter 5|16 pages

THE ORGANIZATION OF THE SCHOOLS

chapter 6|19 pages

THE REALIZATION OF HIS PLANS

chapter 7|18 pages

THE MODERN GERMAN VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS

chapter 9|19 pages

INTO THE FUTURE