The transfer, translation and transformation of Froebelian theory and practice: Annie L. Howe and her Glory Kindergarten and Teacher Training School in Kobe, Japan, 1889–1929

Title
The transfer, translation and transformation of Froebelian theory and practice: Annie L. Howe and her Glory Kindergarten and Teacher Training School in Kobe, Japan, 1889–1929
Publication Date
2019
Author(s)
Nishida, Yukiyo
Editor
Editor(s): Tina Bruce, Peter Elfer, Sacha Powell and Louie Werth
Type of document
Book Chapter
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Routledge
Place of publication
London, United Kingdom
Edition
1
Series
Routledge International Handbooks Series
DOI
10.4324/9781315562421-10
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/215825
une:20180910-110324
Abstract
This chapter explores how Frederich Froebel's theory was transferred, translated and transformed on implementation by the Froebelian Annie L. Howe. Howe was an American missionary woman and was seconded to Japan by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions of the Congregational Church to establish a Christian kindergarten in Japan. The chapter highlights Froebelian theory and practice and the way in which these involve the interplay of social, political, educational and cultural conditions. In Japan, there are different types of Froebelian who transferred the ideas of the kindergarten into Japan. Japanese Froebelians were mostly men who held important posts in the Meiji government or in the Ministry of Education, and had their own views and values regarding kindergarten education. In 1889, the Glory Kindergarten and Teacher Training School were opened in Kobe by Howe. They were organised along Froebelian lines from practice developed in the USA and, importantly, were based on Christian worldviews.
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Citation
The Routledge International Handbook of Froebel and Early Childhood Practice, p. 53-56
ISBN
9781138672628
9781315562421
9781317204312
1138672629
Start page
53
End page
56

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