THE JEWISH SCHOOL FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE YEAR 500 OF THE PRESENT ERA - by Nathan Morris, published by Eyre and Spottiswoode, London 1937 - first edition. Hardcover with the original dust jacket. English.
The first systematic research of its kind dealing with the development of the Jewish education system, an in-depth analysis of the form and content of early Jewish education, as well as its religious and social background. The book deals with the beginnings of formal education among the Jews - the organization and equipment and internal arrangements of the elementary school, the scope of studies and the attitude to secular professions, the psychology behind Jewish education, the methods of teaching and discipline adopted in Jewish educational institutions, the Jewish view on manual labor and its place in the curriculum, and more. The author also studied Jewish education in relation to the parallel currents in general education, and emphasized the mutual influences. One of the chapters in the book deals with the legal status of the Jewish woman, as well as the place of Hebrew language in Jewish education in the 20th century.
XXVII, 277 p. 23 cm. Hard cover, original, with the original dust jacket. Tears at the top and bottom of the dust jacket. Good Condition.
