Christina Thor„Selbstbiographien“ im Entstehungsprozess der modernen Schule

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The duplication of DIESTERWEG’s collection of autobiographies, published in 1835 and 1836 with the title: ’The pedagogical Germany of the present’ is the result of two essential aspects, namely the intendend function of advice for educators in the contemporary-historic discourse and the reflection of development trends in the history of education at the turning point to the modern age.

The circumstances of schooling, presented to the posterity in a very specific way, explain the complexity as well as the complicated nature of the struggle for effectiveness and quality in the process of establishing a daily routine of suitable and practical pedagogy for children and young persons of all social classes, influenced by the sense of the Enlightenment.

Reformorientated educationalists (both theoreticians and practitioners) essentially agreed that elementary schooling, as well as grammar schooling, were in such incredibly bad conditions that they were not to be reconciled with demands on people’s enlightenment.

That result obviously encouraged the commitment of these educationalists, introduced by DIESTERWEG’s collection of autobiographies, who understood their profession, without any expectation, as their vocation, aimed for an improvement in the system of education.

In the particular case, and independent from the used way of professional development the permanently advanced vocational training, even still after a long period of considerable teaching experiences, was significant for the observed characters, and extended from attending so called reading-study groups to going on educational trips.

This specific development in the further education of educators corresponds partly with active publication of writings about pedagogical and methodical-didactic topics, including papers about individual experiences.

All in all, these 15 autobiographies present a microcosmos that illustrates the diversity of education and school conditions during the transition to the modern age in an impressive way.

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