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| Format | Dissertation |
|---|---|
| Creator | Nikesch, Ethel-Maria |
| Title | Muttersprache and Fatherland: A Study of Nineteenth-Century German-American Schools and Textbooks with Reference to Pedagogical Application at the ‘Realschul’ Level |
| Extent of Work | 155 pp., ill. |
| Abstract | This paper focuses on the Lutheran schools and the German-English Academy in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, examining and comparing their schoolbooks in terms of educational approaches. The first part addresses immigration to the United States, specifically to Wisconsin and Milwaukee, and describes the atmosphere in 19th-century immigrant Milwaukee. The second part examines specific educational theories of the parochial schools, presenting their goals, curriculum, and textbooks. The next section focuses on the German-English Academy, its history, goals, and curriculum, followed by an analysis of four textbooks published by the Academy. The textbooks for both schools are examined in terms of method, content, values, and importance of German as mother tongue. The final chapter presents ideas for utilizing these primary sources in today's classrooms in a unit on German immigration to the U.S. |
| Notes | Paedagogische Hochschule Karlsruhe, Wissenschaftliche Hausarbeit zum Thema. Fach: Geschichte. 1. Prueferin: Prof. Dr. Liebig. 2. Prueferin: Dr. Teichmann. Abgabetermin: 24. Oktober 2006. Donated by Ethel-Maria Nikesch |
| Call Number | MKI P2007-4 |
| MKI Terms | German Americans -- Wisconsin/ Milwaukee (Wis.)/ Schools/ German-English Academy/ Education/ Textbooks |