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Helen Parkhurst and Her Influence on the Development of Educational Thought
ZIMMERMANNOVÁ, Anežka
The thesis deals with the life and thoughts of Helen Parkhurst. It focuses on her pedagogical career and work on the Dalton Plan. It further explains what the Dalton Plan is, what principles it is based on and how it is implemented in practise. Beside that, it describes the period of time in which Parkhurst lived and what approach to education was taken in those days. Also, the principles of the Dalton Plan are compared with thoughts of the reform education and alternative schools. Parkhurst emphasized the individualiza?tion of education and her main aim was to teach pupils how to organize their time properly and how to decide on their learning independently. The thesis follows the development of the Dalton Plan during the 20th century to the present days. It focuses on the possibilities of using it in our educational system where it could be particularly useful in fostering information literacy.
The Dalton Plan and its current use
Lísková, Barbora ; Váňová, Miroslava (advisor) ; Leontovyčová, Jana (referee)
The Thesis deals with the Dalton Plan and it is divided into two parts. The theoretical part is concerned with the scientific literature connected with the pragmatic pedagogy, the Dalton Plan and specifics of the Dalton Plan in the Czech Republic. The goal of the empirical part is to research of social climate in Dalton and traditional classes and traditional classes and their mutually comparison.

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