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100 1 _aGall, James,
_d1784?-1874
245 1 2 _aA Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2009-01-13
508 _aProduced by Barbara Kosker, Nick Wall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
520 _a"A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education" by James Gall is an educational treatise written in the early 19th century. The work aims to explore and establish foundational principles for the science and art of education, emphasizing the significance of understanding how nature instructs and cultivates young minds. Gall draws from his extensive experience in teaching and his innovative contributions to education, including his development of the Triangular Alphabet for the blind, to provide insights into effective teaching practices. The opening of the treatise presents Gall's humble approach to education, describing his background and motivations that led him to investigate the underlying principles of teaching. He asserts that education is in a state of transition, requiring a shift towards more scientifically grounded methods. He outlines the necessity of establishing education on solid principles, arguing that true progress in teaching can only be achieved through careful observation and adherence to facts, much like developments in other scientific fields. Gall’s earnest tone sets the stage for a deeper exploration of how natural processes can inform and improve educational practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEducation
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27790
999 _c68699
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