Froebel as a Pioneer in Modern Psychology

Elsie Riach Murray (1861-1932) was a lecturer and the first Vice-Principal of the Maria Grey Training College in London. She was a highly respected Froebelian scholar, educator and author, whose works included The Child Under Eight and A Story of Infant Schools and Kindergartens.
E. R. Murray’s 1914 work examines the key elements of Froebel’s ground-breaking Kindergarten philosophy and how it predated and contributed to the field of Psychology. The book offers an important review of the scientific merits of Froebel’s work, answering criticisms that Froebel’s work was merely based on Romantic philosophy.
This log out-of-print work is important to those studying child development and the history of Child Psychology. It provides a framework for understanding Froebel’s method and the original concept of Kindergarten.

Written by: E. R. Murray
Publisher: The Froebel Foundation - 1914 (Reprint 2004)
Paperback - 230 pages