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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1985
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Instinct & Imagination: Froebel's Principal of Self-Activity in Turn-of-the-Century Song Books.
Alper, Clifford D.
Music Educators Journal, v72 n2 p53-56,58-61,63 Oct 1985
Children's natural endeavors that enable them to attain self-realization and fulfillment were given the name "self-activity" by the German philosopher Friedrich Froebel. Discussed are components traceable to the self-activity principle that appear in early childhood song materials published around the turn of the century. (RM)
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Early Childhood Education, History, Music Education, Play, Self Actualization
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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