| Description | This address was written by Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury to a meeting of the Friends' Economic Circle. The address examines the practical and theoretical education of primitive man. Pencil annotations on the typescript state that it was renamed 'Modern Developments in Education' and delivered at Wyddrington in January 1914.
Taylor Cadbury describes practical education from its early stages within the family, referring to the division of labour between the sexes and the role of fathers in leading family worship. She also examines the history of education across the world, beginning with 'Oriental Education', including Confucianism and exploring the school system and the examination system. She then considers elements in Greek education including the political, moral, intellectual and aesthetic development of the personality before examining the results of this educational system. Taylor Cadbury's address also explores Roman education, Renaissance and Humanistic Education as well as education during the Reformation. Towards the end of her paper, Taylor Cadbury considers naturalistic and psychological tendencies in education. |