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... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of education > education in society and culture > religion and social values > shaker education
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > sociology of education > education in society and culture > religion and social values > shaker education

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shaker education  

Definition

  • The United Society of Believers in the Second Coming of Christ, commonly known as the Shakers, came to British North America in 1774 from Manchester, England. Mother Ann Lee, the founder, and a small group of followers established their first community near Albany, New York, the following year. [Source: Encyclopedia ofthe Social and Cultural Foundations of Education; Shaker Education]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-NHW9N33W-D

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