Anton Makarenko

✶March 13, 1888

†April 1, 1939

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Anton Semyonovich Makarenko, was a Soviet educator, social worker and writer. He became the most influential educational theorist in the Soviet Union; along with promoting principles in educational theory and practice. As one of the founders of Soviet pedagogy, he elaborated the theory and methodology of upbringing in self-governing child collectives and introduced the concept of productive labor into the educational system. Makarenko's books have appeared in many countries.

Ukrainian and Soviet educator and writer

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