PHASES

LIEVEGOED, BERNARD

ISBN 10: 1855840561 / ISBN 13: 9781855840560

Published by Rudolf Steiner Press, 1998

Seller Inventory # NWUS9781855840560

Synopsis:

With this bestselling book, Bernard Lievegoe d describes each period of life - adolescence, the twenties, thirties, forties, etc. - and looks at the inner qualities and challenges that each stage brings '

About the Author: Bernard Lievegoed (1905-1992) was born in Medan, Sumatra (Dutch East Indies). At nine, his family moved for three years to Rotterdam, and from 1917 to 1922 he attended high school in Java. From 1924 to 1928, Lievegoed studied medicine. He soon became aware of anthroposophic remedial education, which played a significant role in his life. In 1930 in Amsterdam, he completed his medical degree and became a general practitioner. A year later, he established Zonnehuis, a home in Bosch in Duin for children with disabilities. He also founded the Vrije Hogeschool in Driebergen.Soon after, he helped start the Vrije School of Zeist. He studied music therapy, and in 1946 published the book translated into English as Phases of Childhood. In 1954, he established the Dutch Pedagogic Institute for Economics, NPI. He also worked as chair of a government commission on education and continued to teach and write. Lievegoed also wrote a play (De wadlopers, The Marsh-Flats) and another book, Man on the Threshold. He continued to write on anthroposophic topics until his death in Zeist.

Bibliographic Details

Title: PHASES
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: NEW
Edition: 4th Edition