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Focusing on six lesser-known German pedagogues, this book explores their pivotal roles in alternative education and emphasizes the historical context of educational practices. By tracing the evolution of educational thought since the late eighteenth century, it highlights how societal changes have shaped various schooling approaches. The authors encourage readers to critically reassess contemporary education by reflecting on these historical figures and their innovative ideas, providing a fresh perspective on what constitutes 'normal' education today.

This volume examines Otto Friedrich Bollnow’s philosophical approach to education, which brought Heidegger’s existentialism together with other theories of what it is to be “human.” This introduction to Bollnow's work begins with a summary of the theoretical influences that Bollnow synthesized, and goes on to outline his highly original account of experiential “educational reality”--namely, as a reality alternately “harmonious” or “broken,” but fundamentally “guided.” This book will be of value to scholars and students of education and philosophy, especially those interested in bringing larger existential questions into connection with everyday educational engagement.