Educational Ideas of Charles Fourier 1772-1837

David Zeldin is senior lecturer in education at Bulmershe College, Reading. Previously he taught for eleven years in secondary modern and grammar schools in London. In 1966–67 he was visiting professor at Eastern Michigan University.

• Introduction; Chapter 1 Fourier’s Life; Chapter 2 The Psychological Basis of Fourier’s Educational Thought; Chapter 3 The Aims of Education; Chapter 4 Parents and Teachers; Chapter 5 Education and Care During Infancy; Chapter 6 Five to Ten Years; Chapter 7 The Teenage Period; Chapter 8 Growing Up the Problem of Sex and Education; Chapter 9 Intellectual Education; Chapter 10 Conclusion;