Education
Misunderstood Children
by Elizabeth Harrison, Introduction by Wallace
Elizabeth Harrison considered her books to be an essential way of
reaching the public with her message of the importance of early childhood
education. She believed that children had a great deal to teach adults
and this volume is perhaps the clearest affirmation of that philosophy.
Why Kindergarten Matters:
Elizabeth Harrison’s A Study of Child Nature
Elizabeth Harrison (1849-1927) founded the National Louis University in
Chicago, originally meeting in the Art Institute. She was a friend of Maria
Montessori, with whom she spent time in Rome in 1912-13, and of Jane
Addams, the Nobel Peace Prize winner and social reformer, and a cofounder of the National Parent Teachers Association (the PTA).
The Idea of the Digital University: Ancient Traditions, Disruptive
Technologies and the Battle for the Soul of Higher Education
by Frank McClusky & Melanie Winter
The university must come to grips with the way the digital revolution has
changed the acquisition, storage and