A.S. Neill and Scotland: Attitudes, Omissions and Influences

Autor/in	Humes, Walter
Titel	A.S. Neill and Scotland: Attitudes, Omissions and Influences
Quelle	In: Scottish Educational Review, 47 (2015) 1, S.66-85 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0141-9072
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Philosophy; Progressive Education; Student Centered Learning; Educational Attitudes; Role of Education; Content Analysis; Child Development; Educational History; Educational Theories; Educational Change; Public Education; United Kingdom (Scotland) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Reformpädagogik; Progressive Erziehung; Group work; Student-entered learning; Student-centred learning; Student centred learning; Schülerorientierter Unterricht; Schülerzentrierter Unterricht; Gruppenarbeit; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Bildungsauftrag; Inhaltsanalyse; Kindesentwicklung; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Bildungsreform; Öffentliche Erziehung
Abstract	Alexander Sutherland Neill (1883-1973) is well-known as the leading figure in the 20th century movement for progressive, child-centred education, a movement which attracted both supporters and critics. The independent school which he founded, Summerhill, was located first in Lyme Regis, Dorset and later in Leiston, Suffolk, both in England, but many of Neill's ideas need to be understood as a reaction against his experiences as a pupil and young teacher in Scotland. This paper examines his attitude to Scotland and Scottish education, drawing on his own writings, including his autobiography, the work of Jonathan Croall, Neill's biographer and editor of a collection of his letters, and the testimony of Scottish educators whose work was influenced by Neill. Detailed examination is given to Neill's 1936 book, "Is Scotland Educated"?, which has received limited attention from commentators. This volume is particularly interesting in relation to Neill's political, cultural and psychological perspectives on Scottish life and their relevance to his educational views. The book reveals the strength of his (mainly negative) feelings about his native land but also his limited awareness of some important developments that were taking place, especially in the field of child guidance. In addition, the paper explores Neill's links to other Scottish progressive educators, most notably John Aitkenhead and R. F. Mackenzie, both of whom sought to introduce qualified versions of Neill's philosophy into schools in Scotland. It is argued that it is not necessary to subscribe to every aspect of Neill's approach to education to appreciate his value as a source of an alternative narrative to official accounts of the Scottish educational tradition. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01