Institute for the Formation of Character at New Lanark
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The Institute for the Formation of Character at New Lanark was an early 19th-century educational and social experiment in Scotland that promoted progressive schooling, moral development, and community improvement for mill workers and their families.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educational institution
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historical building ⓘ social experiment ⓘ |
| appliesToDemographic |
children of mill workers
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families of mill workers ⓘ mill workers ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | early 19th-century industrial architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Robert Owen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateWith |
New Lanark mills management
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New Lanark schools NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| emphasis |
character formation
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moral development ⓘ mutual cooperation ⓘ non-punitive discipline ⓘ progressive schooling ⓘ secular education ⓘ social equality ⓘ |
| hasEducationalLevel |
adult education
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primary education ⓘ |
| hasFounder | Robert Owen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUse |
community meeting space
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lecture hall ⓘ recreational venue ⓘ schoolroom ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of New Lanark UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1816 ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century educational reform
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early socialist thought ⓘ later cooperative movements ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment educational ideas
ⓘ
utopian socialism ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Lanark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of education with industrial community life
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linking character formation to social environment ⓘ pioneering child-centered education in a factory village ⓘ |
| partOf |
New Lanark cotton mill village
NERFINISHED
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Robert Owen’s social reforms at New Lanark ⓘ |
| purpose |
community development
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intellectual education ⓘ moral education ⓘ recreation for workers ⓘ social improvement ⓘ |
| startTime | early 19th century ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf | New Lanark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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