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Johann Friedrich Herbart
German philosopher, psychologist, and founder of pedagogy as an academic discipline (–)
Johann Friedrich Herbart (German:[ˈhɛʁbaʁt]; 4 May – 14 August ) was a German philosopher, psychologist and founder of pedagogy as an academic discipline.
Herbart is now remembered amongst the post-Kantian philosophers mostly as making the greatest contrast to Hegel—in particular in relation to aesthetics. His educational philosophy is known as Herbartianism.
Life
[edit]Herbart was born on 4 May in Oldenburg.[2] Growing up as a fragile child because of an unfortunate accident, Herbart was taught by his mother at home until the age of He continued his schooling at the Gymnasium for six years, and showed interest in philosophy, logic and Kant's work involving the nature of knowledge obtained from experience with reality. His education then continued at Jena, whereupon he studied philosophy and came to disagree with his teacher Fichte precise
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Herbartianism
Educational philosophy, movement, and method
Herbartianism is an educational philosophy, movement, and method loosely based on the educational and pedagogical thought of German educator Johann Friedrich Herbart, and influential on American school pedagogy of the late 19th century as the field worked towards a science of education. Herbart advocated for instruction that introduced new ideas in discrete steps. About a quarter-century after his death, Herbart's ideas were expanded in two German schools of thought that were later embodied in the method used at a practice school in Jena, which attracted educationists from the United States. Herbartianism was later replaced by new pedagogies, such as those of John Dewey.
Description
[edit]Herbartianism was used most often in adolescent instruction and was greatly influential on American school pedagogy in the 19th century.[1] Herbart believed in maintaining the integrity of a student's individuality fo
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