Pedagogical Anthropology

About this eBook

Author

Montessori, Maria, 1870-1952

Credits

Produced by Richard Tonsing, Alicia Williams, Brenda Lewis and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)

Language

English

LoC Class

LB: Education: Theory and practice of education

Subject

Physical anthropology

Category

Text

eBook-No.

46643

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46643

Release Date

August 21, 2014

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.PEDAGOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.INTRODUCTION THE MODERN TENDENCIES OF ANTHROPOLOGY AND THE RELATION THAT THEY BEAR TO PEDAGOGY — Human Hygiene — The Method — The Method to be Followed in These Lectures — The Limits of Pedagogical Anthropology — FOOTNOTES:
5. 5.CHAPTER I CERTAIN PRINCIPLES OF GENERAL BIOLOGY — The Material Substratum of Life The Synthetic Concept of the Individual in Biology — The Formation of Multicellular Organisms — Form and Types of Stature — Canons of Form — Abnormal Types of Stature and General Principles of Biological Ethics — Abnormal Types According to De Giovanni's Theory — Types of Stature in Criminals — Types of Non-violent Criminals ( Parasites ) — Types of Violent Criminals ( Assault , Mayhem , Homicide ) — Extreme or Infantile Types, Nanism and Gigantism, Extra-social Types — Summary of the Types of Stature — Summary of the Scientific Principles Illustrated in the Course of our Discussion — The Stature — Variations in Stature Through the Different Ages — Variations in Stature due to Mechanical Causes of Adaptation to Environment — Variations Due to Adaptation in Connection with Causes of Various Kinds—Social, Physiological, Physical, Psychic, Pathological, Etc. — Physical Conditions—Heat, Light, Electricity — Summary of Stature — Summary of the Scientific Principles Illustrated in The Course of the Exposition of Our Subject — Weight — FOOTNOTES:
6. 6.CHAPTER II CRANIOLOGY — Head and Cranium — Normal Forms of the Cranium — The Cephalic Index — The Volume of the Cranium — Face and Visage — The Normal Visage — The Neck — FOOTNOTES:
7. 7.CHAPTER III THE THORAX
8. 8.CHAPTER IV THE PELVIS
9. 9.CHAPTER V THE LIMBS — The Hand — FOOTNOTES:
10. 10.CHAPTER VI THE SKIN AND THE PIGMENTS — Morphological Analysis of Certain Organs (Stigmata) — Distribution of Malformations — FOOTNOTES:
11. 11.CHAPTER VII TECHNICAL PART — The Form — The Cranium — Measurements of the Thorax — The Personal Error
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY
13. 13.CHAPTER IX BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF THE PUPIL AND HIS ANTECEDENTS — Summary of the Biographic History of an Idiot Boy — Diaries
14. 14.CHAPTER X THE APPLICATION OF BIOMETRY TO ANTHROPOLOGY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING THE MEDIAL MEN — FOOTNOTES:
15. 15.TABLES SUMMARIZING — The Mean Proportions of the Body According To Age
16. 16.TABLES OF CALCULATIONS — I Tables For Calculating the Cephalic Index — II Tables For Calculating the Ponderal Index
17. 17.INDEX — ( A.—Names ) — ( B.—Subjects )

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