An advocate of the educational system and principles of the Philanthropinum (see Philanthropinum, n.). Formerly also: †a pupil at a Philanthropinum…

A person who advocates or favours the use of examinations, esp. competitive examinations, as a means of assessing knowledge, skill, or…

British Education. A person who advocates the teaching of modern subjects, rather than the classical languages and literature (cf. modern, adj. 6)…

An adherent of the system of Pestalozzi.

An advocate of exclusively secular education.

of or pertaining to his system; as n., an adherent of his system.

British Education. = modernist, n. 3. Obsolete. rare.

the educational method or system characteristic of or prevailing in universities; advocacy of or preference for this.

An admirer or follower of either Arnold.

An advocate or practitioner of Rudolf Steiner's system of anthroposophy (anthroposophy, n. 2).

An advocate or practitioner of ‘progressive’ educational methods (see sense A. 4c).

An advocate or practitioner of Montessori teaching methods.

Frequently in form Outward Bounder. A person attending an Outward Bound school, course, etc., or advocating the methods of such schools; (in extended…