Home›Founders of Named Pedagogical Methods and Movements›All Founders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsBrowse ByAll Founders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsReference and ClassificationDevelopingFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and Movements groups educators credited with originating a whole named teaching method or school movement, identified by their own founding act rather than by a single technique or a psychological theory. Belongs here: Maria Montessori, Rudolf Steiner and Loris Malaguzzi, founders of the Montessori, Waldorf and Reggio Emilia approaches; Friedrich Froebel, who founded the first kindergarten; Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, whose Yverdon Institute shaped Froebel and generations of European educators; John Amos Comenius, an early modern pedagogue; A.S. Neill, founder of the Summerhill free school; Socrates, originator of the Socratic method; and Rabindranath Tagore, who built an experimental school rejecting rote colonial-style schooling. Does not belong here: a founder whose primary legacy is a governing institution or a national school system rather than a teaching method, grouped under Institutional Founders and System Builders.FactsAll Founders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1890 1All Founders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsFilter Results37 entriesPedagogical ApproachAllCharlotte Mason Method (1)Decroly Method (1)Democratic Education (1)Experiential Learning (1)Freinet Pedagogy (1)Froebelian Education (2)Humanism (1)Keller Plan (1)Montessori Education (1)Peer Instruction (1)Pestalozzian Method (2)Reggio Emilia Approach (1)Silent Way (1)Socratic Method (1)Suggestopedia (1)Suzuki Method (1)Waldorf Education (1)Whole Language Approach (1)Educator GroupAllChild-Centered and Reform Pedagogy Founders (12)Creators of Named Teaching Methods and Plans (13)Founders of Methods for Deaf and Deaf-Blind Education (10)Nationality / CultureAllAustria (1)Belgium (1)Bulgaria (1)Classical Athens (1)France (1)Germany (2)Habsburg monarchy (1)India (2)Ireland (1)Italy (2)Japan (1)Switzerland (1)United Kingdom (3)United States (15)Influenced ByAllFriedrich Froebel (1)Jean Piaget (1)Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1)Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (2)John Amos Comenius (2)John Dewey (1)Lev Vygotsky (1)Era (Birth Year)All-470 (1)1592 (1)1746 (1)1782 (1)1861 (2)1870 (1)1883 (1)1920 (1)Founded InstitutionAllAssociation Montessori Internationale (1)Freie Waldorfschule Stuttgart (1)Kindergarten (1)Summerhill School (1)Visva-Bharati University (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 37A.S. NeillFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsAnne SullivanFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsCaleb GattegnoFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsCelestin FreinetFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsCharlotte MasonFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsDavid Manson (schoolmaster)Founders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsEdith Mansford FitzgeraldFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsEdward Austin SheldonFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsElizabeth PeabodyFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsEmma GarrettFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsEric MazurFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsFred S. KellerFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsFredy HirschFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsFriedrich FroebelFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsGeorg ForchhammerFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsGeorgi LozanovFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsHelen BeebeFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsJ. Schuyler LongFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsJacob Rodrigues PereiraFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsJohann Heinrich PestalozziFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsJohn Amos ComeniusFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsJune JordanFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsKenneth S. GoodmanFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsLoris MalaguzziFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsLou FantFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsMae CardenFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsMaria MontessoriFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsOgden LindsleyFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsOvide DecrolyFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsRabindranath TagoreFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsRudolf SteinerFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsShinichi SuzukiFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsSocratesFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsSophia AlcornFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsSugata MitraFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsTheodore SizerFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsWilliam van PraaghFounders of Named Pedagogical Methods and MovementsSources1. Wikipedia: Progressive educationtier 2Wikimedia FoundationProgressive education, lead sectionQuote, Progressive education, lead sectionProgressive education, or educational progressivism, is a pedagogical movement that began in the late 19th century and has persisted in various forms to the present.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.