Robert Owen

By:Steven Smith
Biographical Information

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DOB: May 14, 1771

 DOD: November 17, 1858

 Lived in Newtown, Montgomeryshire, in Wales

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Born to the local saddler and ironmonger

 Sixth of seven children

His interests involved reading, sports, and he loved music

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 Career Experiences

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Began his career in the textile industry

 At age 27 he became a mill manager in Manchester

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On January 2, 1816 he opened his first infant school
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 Beliefs & Theories

• His ideas originated from Scottish Enlightenment

• Owen rejected religion

• He turned to spiritualism

• Character is influenced by environment

• Education is the center of importance

• Physical punishment and prizes were not allowed

 Publications

• His works consisted of four essays

- The First Essay on the Principle of the Formation of Character
• All four essays resulted in “A New View of Society”
• Journal
• - The New Moral World
 Relevance to ECE

• Proper education at an early age

• Temper or disposition is formed before age 2

• Promoted early childhood education

• Children are to be taught about the environment and their

surroundings
 7 W’s” of Education Owen's Beliefs

Why Educate To improve Society

When to Educate
Infant to young adult

Who Educates
Highly Qualified adults

Where to Educate In an environment

with other learners

What is Taught Three R's, sewing, Natural

History
Music, Geology, Marching
Who to Educate Infants, children, teens,
And adults

Ways to Educate Methods on which he

Came up with
 Works Cited

- Heart, James. The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 4th ed. New York,
NY: Oxford University Press, 1965. (628). Print.

- Gordon, Peter. "Robert Owen." INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF

EDUCATION. Paris, UNESCO: International Bureau of Education, 1999. Web.
26 Sep 2010. <http://www.ibe.unesco.org/publications/ThinkersPdf/owene.PDF>.

- Donnachie, Ian. "Education in Robert Owen's New Society: The New Lanark
Institute and Schools." infed. N.p., 2003. Web. 26 Sep 2010.
<http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-owen.htm>.