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100 1 _aWoody, Thomas,
_d1891-1960
245 1 0 _aEarly Quaker education in Pennsylvania
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aColumbia University. Teachers College. Contributions to education, no. 105.
500 _aOriginally presented as the author's thesis, Columbia University, 1918.
500 _aRelease date is 2023-12-10
508 _aCharlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Early Quaker Education in Pennsylvania" by Thomas Woody is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work aims to explore the development of educational practices among the Quakers in Pennsylvania prior to 1800, highlighting the challenges and achievements in that sphere. The book dives into the beliefs of key figures within the Quaker community, particularly the founder George Fox, and how their ideals influenced educational practices of the time. At the start of the monograph, the author lays out the foundation of the Quakers, delving into their origins and the role of George Fox in establishing the Society's principles. Woody discusses the evolution of Quaker educational ideals, dispelling common misconceptions regarding their views on learning. He highlights the community's emphasis on moral and practical education, the organization of meetings that facilitated schooling, and the support for inclusive education that benefited both the poor and marginalized groups, including Negroes and Indians. The opening chapters set the stage for a deeper examination of educational institutions and practices established by the Quakers in Pennsylvania. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: Teachers college, Columbia university, 1920
653 _aThesis (Ph. D.)
653 _aSociety of Friends -- Education -- History
653 _aEducation -- Pennsylvania -- History
830 0 _aColumbia University. Teachers College. Contributions to education, no. 105.
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/earlyquakereduca00wood/page/n7/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72371
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