Practical Education

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"Practical Education" is an influential late-18th-century treatise on child-rearing and pedagogy that emphasizes experiential learning and rational instruction, co-authored by Richard Lovell Edgeworth and his daughter Maria Edgeworth.

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instanceOf book
educational treatise
pedagogical work
advocates adapting instruction to the child’s stage of development
encouraging curiosity
minimizing rote memorization
using real objects and experiments in teaching
aimsTo link theory of mind with educational practice
provide systematic guidance for parents and teachers
associatedWithMovement Age of Enlightenment
surface form: Enlightenment
associatedWithPhilosophy rationalism in education
author Maria Edgeworth
Richard Lovell Edgeworth
coAuthor Maria Edgeworth
Richard Lovell Edgeworth
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticizes harsh discipline in child-rearing
purely classical, bookish education
discusses development of attention and memory
habit formation in children
moral and religious instruction
rewards and punishments in education
teaching of mathematics
teaching of reading and writing
emphasizes hands-on experience
moral development
observation-based learning
parental involvement in education
reasoning skills
focusesOn early childhood education
experiential learning
rational instruction
genre educational literature
non-fiction
hasNotableContributor Maria Edgeworth
Richard Lovell Edgeworth
historicalSignificance important work in the history of educational theory
influenced 19th-century educational reformers
influencedBy Enlightenment educational thought
John Locke
language English
mainSubject child-rearing
education
moral education
pedagogy
publicationCentury 18th century
publicationPeriod late 18th century
relatedWorkOfAuthor Belinda
Castle Rackrent

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Richard Lovell Edgeworth notableWork Practical Education
Maria Edgeworth notableWork Practical Education