Carleton Washburne

Carleton Washburne

Carleton Washburne was the superintendent of schools in Winnetka, Illinois from 1919 to 1943. He is most notably assosciated with the Winnetka Plan that he developed for his district.


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  • Washburne —   [ wɔʃbəːn], Carleton Wolsey, amerikanischer Schulreformer, * Chicago (Illinois) 2. 12. 1889, ✝ Okemos (Michigan) 27. 11. 1968; war tätig in der Lehrerbildung (1914 19 am Lehrerseminar in San Francisco [Calif.], ab 1949 am Brooklyn College in… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Washburne, Carleton W. — ▪ American educator byname  Carleton Wolsey Washburne  born December 2, 1889, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. died November 17, 1968, Okemos, Michigan       American educator noted for his innovations in school programs known as the Winnetka Plan.… …   Universalium

  • Winnetka-Plan — Der Winnetka Plan ist ein von Carleton Washburne in Winnetka, einem Vorort von Chicago, Illinois, durchgeführter pädagogischer Plan. Er berücksichtigt die Sozialerziehung aber auch die Individualität des Schülers. Aufgrund dessen wird die… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Winnetka, Illinois — Chicagoland municipality muni name = Winnetka muni = Village date = 1869 state = Illinois county = Cook township = New Trier gov = Council manager head label = President gov head = Edmund C. Woodbury pop = 12,419 density km = 1,252.0 density mi …   Wikipedia

  • Winnetka Plan — ▪ education       widely imitated educational experiment in individualized ungraded learning, developed in 1919 under the leadership of Carleton Washburne (Washburne, Carleton W.) in the elementary school system of Winnetka, Ill., U.S. The… …   Universalium

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  • New Trier High School — To commit minds to inquiry, hearts to compassion, and lives to the service of humanity. Address 385 Winnetka Avenue Winnetka, Illinois …   Wikipedia

  • Winnetka Plan — The Winnetka Plan was an educational experiment held in the elementary school system of Winnetka, Illinois. Developed by Carleton Washburne and inspired by John Dewey s work in the University of Chicago Laboratory School, the plan attempted to… …   Wikipedia

  • education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …   Universalium

  • Уиннетка — Деревня Уиннетка Winnetka …   Википедия

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