{"product_id":"2026200016916-secondhand-english-progressive-schools","title":"English Progressive Schools","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the crossroads of idealism and pedagogy, English Progressive Schools presents a rigorous and illuminating account of three of Britain's most radical educational experiments: Abbotsholme, Gordonstoun, and Summerhill. Robert Skidelsky chronicles the founding philosophies, key figures, and institutional histories of these pioneering schools, each of which dared to challenge the rigid conventions of Victorian and Edwardian education by placing the child's freedom, wellbeing, and holistic development at the centre of learning. With scholarly precision and narrative clarity, the work details how these institutions became laboratories for progressive thought, attracting fierce debate from traditionalists and reformers alike.\n\nSkidelsky, better known for his monumental biography of John Maynard Keynes, brings the same forensic intelligence to this study, arguing that the progressive school movement was not merely an educational curiosity but a direct response to the social and psychological upheavals of the modern age. The book situates these schools within the broader currents of liberal philosophy, child psychology, and social reform, illustrating how the ideas of thinkers like Rousseau and Dewey were translated into bricks, mortar, and daily school routines. For anyone who has ever questioned whether education should liberate or discipline the young mind, this work poses a challenge that remains arrestingly unresolved.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49269344862427,"sku":"2026200016916-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/d9d86ccf-7e75-4b84-9be0-7e249349fec0.png?v=1788998895","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200016916-secondhand-english-progressive-schools","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}