Die Deutsche Lehrerbildungsanstalt für Knabenhandarbeit in Leipzig: Ein pädagogisches Portal der Globalisierung, 1887-1914 Klaus DITTRICH (Education University of H

Die Deutsche Lehrerbildungsanstalt für Knabenhandarbeit in Leipzig: Ein pädagogisches Portal der Globalisierung, 1887-1914 Klaus DITTRICH (Education University of H

The Training College for Teachers of the German Association for Manual Training in Leipzig: A Pedagogical Portal of Globalization, 1887-1914 This article discusses the Training College for Teachers of the German Association for Manual Training as a portal for educational globalization. The Association was founded in 1886 by Emil von Schenckendorff in order to promote the introduction of manual training into the curricula of German primary schools. In 1887, the Training College was established in Leipzig. This institution notable organised summer courses were teachers received a supplementary training in manual skills. The Training College developed into a veritable European centre for manual training. Its two directors Woldemar Götze and Alwin Pabst, on the one hand, transferred Scandinavian, French and American ideas and practices to the German context. On the other hand, foreign experts referred to and visited the Training college in order to enhance reforms in their own countries. Despite his enthusiasm, Pabst was not able to transform the Training College into a model school and new education research centre. Finally it is shown how Pabst theoretically reflected on processes of cultural development and cultural transfers, largely following the historian Karl Lamprecht.