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Research - What Studies Have Been Published on Waldorf Education?
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Through the years, a number of academic and other forms of theoretical and empirical studies on Waldorf education, Waldorf schools and Waldorf pupils have been conducted and published by universities, by school authorities in a number of countries, by the schools themselves and by others, describing, investigating and discussing Waldorf education.
Some of them are:
1977
Matthiolus H, Schuh C: Reversal of Acceleration Trends in Waldorf Schools. (In: A New image of Man in Medicine (vol. III): "Individuation Process and Biographical Aspects of Disease" (p 83-101), Ed: Schaefer K E, Stave U, Blankenburg W. New York: Futura Publishing Company, 1977.
1991
Coulter D J: Montessori and Steiner: A Pattern of Reverse Symmetries. Holistic Education Review Vol. 4 No. 2 (Summer, 1991), pp. 30-32.
Henry M: School Cultures: Universes of Meaning in Private Schools Norwood, NJ: Ablex Publishing 1993. (review)
Ullrich H: RUDOLF STEINER (1861-1925) Prospects: the quarterly review of comparative education (Paris, UNESCO: International Bureau of Education), vol.XXIV, no. 3/4, 1994, p. 555-572.
1995
Blunt R: Waldorf education: theory and practice - a background to the educational thought of Rudolf Steiner. Cape Town: Novalis Press 1995. Masters thesis at Rhodes University, Grahamstown.
Hallsten O: Undervisningen i Waldorfskolor, sammanfattande version 1995-08-31. Skolverket (Education in Waldorf schools. Summarizing Version 1995-08-31. The National Agency for Education, Sweden.)
1996
McDermott R et al: Waldorf education in an inner-city public school. Urban Review, 28(2): 119-140, 1996. (Summary)
Ogletree E J: The Comparative Status of the Creative Thinking Ability of Waldorf Education Students: A Survey. University of Chicago, Illinois, September 1996. (Summary)
Oberman I: The mystery of Waldorf: A turn-of-the-century German experiment on today 's American soil. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Chicago,IL. (Abstract)
Ogletree E J: Waldorf Education: Theory of Child Development and Teaching Methods. University of Chicago, December 1997. (Summary)
Schmitt-Stegmann A: Child Development and Curriculum in Waldorf education. Elementary and Childhood Education (PS026174). (Abstract)
1999
Alm J S, Swartz J, Lilja G, Scheynius A, Pershagen G: Atopy In Children Of Families With An Anthroposophic Lifestyle. Lancet 1999 May 1;353 (9163): 1485-8. (Abstract)
2001
Alm J S: Atopy in children: Association to Life Style. Doctorýs Thesis from Karolinska Institutet 2001, Sweden. (Abstract)
Schieffer J, Busse R T: Low SES Minority Fourth-Graders' Achievement. Research Bulletin, January, 2001 Volume 6, Number 1. The Research Institute for Waldorf Education.
2002
Edwards C P: Three Approaches from Europe: Waldorf, Montessori, and Reggio Emilia. Early Childhood Research and Practice, Spring 2002, Volume 4 Number 1.
Studies Related to Issues in Waldorf Education
1997
Chirico D: Impact of Computer Use on Neural and Cognitive Development. Research Bulletin, January, 1997 Volume 2, Number 1. The Research Institute for Waldorf Education.
Schad W: Organology and Physiology of Learning. Research Bulletin, June, 1997 Volume 2, Number 2. The Research Institute for Waldorf Education.