Pestalozzianism
English
Etymology
Pestalozzian + -ism
Proper noun
Pestalozzianism
- The system of education introduced by Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746-1827), Swiss teacher, involving more active learning and less word-based instruction.
References
- Pestalozzianism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913