The Influence of Beatrice Hinkle and Jungian Psychology on the Early Progressive School Movement in the United States

Abstract

Staring taught mathematics at secondary schools in The Netherlands. His 2005 Medical Sciences dissertation describes the life, work and technique of F. Matthias Alexander. In 2013 he successfully defended a second dissertation, on the early history of the NYC Bureau of Educational Experiments. 2 Dr. Jerry Aldridge is professor emeritus at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He has published extensively on progressive education and women"s issues. Before returning to Birmingham, Alabama recently, he lived in Jakarta, Indonesia and New York City. 3 Dr. Lois McFadyen Christensen is a professor of early childhood education at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She has published numerous articles and books related to early childhood, social studies, and critical pedagogy.