Rudolf Steiner

Rudolf Steiner's educational thought is unique in that it relates education to a wide horizon of different contexts, such as social, pedagogical, evolutionary and spiritual aspects. 

This volume covers Steiner’s biography, presented from an educational point of view and also unfolds the different aspects of Steiner’s educational thought and Waldorf education. One of these topics is the social aspect in education, his ideas about social three-foldness; i.e. society as divided into three relatively independent spheres of state, economy and culture. Then there is the pedagogical aspect: teaching as art, the significance of imagination, curriculum principles etc. Finally the human/spiritual aspect: his spiritual anthropology and its educational consequences.

Steiner’s educational thought contains many interesting and potentially useful ideas, which go against the grain of present educational practice and policy trends. The author introduces you to Steiner's philosophy of education and relates it to the trends in educational and other academic research of today.