pedagogue
Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken ...
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Life and work
Edmond Demolins was born in 1852 in
Marseille
Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fran ...
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He became a disciple of
Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play
Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play (; April 11, 1806 – April 5, 1882) was a French engineer, sociologist and economist.
Life
The son of a custom-house official, Le Play was educated at the École Polytechnique and the École des Mines. He ...
.
He formed a small group of students including
Paul de Rousiers
Paul de Rousiers (16 January 1857 – 28 March 1934) was a French social economist and industrial lobbyist.
He was a follower of Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play, and believed in industrial syndicates that would be independent of both workers ...
that met in Le Play's salon every Monday in the 1870s.
The ''Programme de gouvernement et d'organisation sociale d'après l'observation comparée des divers peuples'' (1881) was a collective work by members of the group with a preface by Le Play.
Demolins edited the bi-monthly ''Réforme sociale''.
In 1885, three years after the death of Le Play,
Henri de Tourville
Henri de Tourville (1842-1903), also often referred to as Abbé Henri de Tourville, was a French priest who distinguished himself as one of the precursors of sociology, as well as in the fields of philosophy and education. Initially influenced by F ...
and Demolins split from the movement and founded a new journal, ''Science sociale''.
They brought with them a few adherents including de Rousiers and
Robert Pinot
Robert Pinot (28 January 1862 – 24 February 1926) was a French sociologist from the conservative Le Playist school who became a highly effective lobbyist for heavy industry owners.
He was the long-term secretary-general of the Comité des forges ...
(1862–1926), future director of the Musée social and secretary-general of the
Comité des forges
The Comité des forges (Foundry Committee) was an organization of leaders of the French iron and steel industry from 1864 to 1940, when it was dissolved by the Vichy government.
It typically took a protectionist attitude on trade issues, and was ...
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This small group functioned as a true research team.
Inspired by the experiences of the
Abbotsholme School
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and the
Bedales School
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, he founded the ' (pioneer of
Active learning
Active learning is "a method of learning in which students are actively or experientially involved in the learning process and where there are different levels of active learning, depending on student involvement." states that "students partici ...
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Edmond Demolins died in 1907 in
Caen
Caen (, ; nrf, Kaem) is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (), while its functional urban area has 470,000,racist theories.
Publications
* ''Histoire de France, depuis les premiers temps jusqu'à nos jours d'après les sources et les travaux récents T. 1'', Les origines, Paris : Librairie de la Sté Bibliographique, 1879
* ''Histoire de France, depuis les premiers temps jusqu'à nos jours d'après les sources et les travaux récents T. 2, La monarchie féodale'', Paris : Librairie de la Sté Bibliographique, 1879
* ''Histoire de France, depuis les premiers temps jusqu'à nos jours d'après les sources et les travaux récents T. 3, La monarchie moderne'', Paris : Librairie de la Sté Bibliographique, 1880
* ''Histoire de France, depuis les premiers temps jusqu'à nos jours d'après les sources et les travaux récents T. 4, La Révolution et les monarchies contemporaines'', 3me éd, Paris : Librairie de la Sté Bibliographique, 1880
* ''Le Play et son oeuvre de réforme sociale'', 2e éd., Paris : bureaux de la Réforme sociale, 1884
* ''Comment élever et établir mes enfants?'', Paris : Firmin-Didot, 1893
* ''À quoi tient la supériorité des Anglo-Saxons ?'', 1897 ().
* ''L'Éducation nouvelle : L'École des Roches'', 1998 (). ''Les grandes routes des peuples, essai de géographie sociale: Comment la route crée le type social.'' Paris,
Firmin Didot
Firmin Didot (; 14 April 176424 April 1836) was a French printer, engraver, and type founder.
Early life
Firmin Didot was born in Paris into a family of printers founded by François Didot, the father of 11 children. Firmin was one of his gran ...
& cie, 1901. (Volume 1 also at
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* ''A-t-on intérêt à s'emparer du Pouvoir ?'', Firmin-Didot, 1905, 338 p.
* ''Les Français d'aujourd'hui - Les types sociaux du Midi et du Centre'', Librairie de Paris/Firmin-Didot, s.d.