Bloomsbury Handbook of Steiner Waldorf Education

Jo Fraser-Pearce is Associate Professor (Teaching) at the IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK.

• Introduction: Why Look at Steiner Waldorf Education? Jo Fraser-Pearce (University College London, UK)Part I: Rudolf Steiner2. Who was Rudolf Steiner? Robert McDermott (California Institute of Integral Studies, USA)3. Max Weber and Rudolf Steiner: Sociological Contemporaries, Aaron French (University of Erfurt, Germany) 4. Beyond Education: Rudolf Steiner’s Sphere of Influence, Cory Eichmann (Saugeen River CSA, Canada) Part II: Contexts and Connections 5. Progressive Education at the Turn of a Century, Jo Fraser-Pearce (University College London, UK)6. Philosophical Sources of Steiner’s Educational Thought, Jost Schieren (Alanus University, Germany)7. The Evolution of Steiner Waldorf Education in the USA, Liz Beaven (Alliance for Public Waldorf Education, USA) Part III: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment8. Imagination, Pedagogy and Knowledge, Peter van Alphen (Centre for Creative Education, South Africa)9. The Pedagogical Rejection of Technology in Steiner Waldorf Schools, Mátyás Turós, Eszterházy Károly (University of Applied Sciences, Hungary) 10. Curriculum as a Pedagogical Response to Child Development, Martyn Rawson (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan) Part IV: From Alternative to Mainstream: Lessons from Steiner Waldorf Education11. Principles and Practice of Leadership, Virginia Moller (University of Sydney, Australia) 12. The Sustainable Millennium Project, Martin Ashley (Edge Hill University, UK)13. The Viability of Steiner Waldorf Spiritual Education for Mainstream Schools, Jo Fraser-Pearce (University College London, UK)Part V: Contemporary Issues and Controversies14. The Eco-Spiritual Romanticism of Steiner Waldorf Education, Bo Dahlin (Rudolf Steiner University College, Norway) 15. Educational Rights and Responsibilities of Parents, States, and Children, Ruth Wareham (University of Birmingham, UK)16. Regenerating Steiner Education for Complex, Uncertain Futures, Jennifer Gidley (University of Technology Sydney, Australia) 17. Racism and Anti-Semitism in Steiner's Thought, Henry Holland (Translator, Germany)18. Equity, inclusion and justice in Steiner Waldorf schools, Joaquin Muñoz (University of British Columbia, Canada) Part VI: Educational Stakeholders19. Parental Commitment to Steiner Waldorf Education, Thomas Stehlik (University of South Australia, Australia) 20. What Steiner Waldorf Education Taught Me: A School Graduate’s Perspective, Zeke Floro (California Institute of Integral Studies, USA) 21. In Conversation with a Steiner Waldorf “Religion” Teacher, Michael Williams (Waldorf UK, UK) and Jo Fraser-Pearce (University College London, UK)Conclusion, Jo Fraser-Pearce (University College London, UK)References Index