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The Charlotte Mason Centenary Monographs are a series of extended articles and research related to Charlotte Mason on various topics and from various perspectives.

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centenary series

One of the distinctives of the Charlotte Mason Institute is a commitment to connect the educational insights of Charlotte Mason with current research and practice. This multi-authored monograph series, commissioned in connection with the Charlotte Mason Centenary, is designed to highlight and explore the continuing educational and leadership relevance of Charlotte Mason (1842–1923) through the collective contributions of the Armitt Museum and Library, the University of Cumbria, the Charlotte Mason Institute, and other scholars and practitioners worldwide.

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In anticipation of the Charlotte Mason centenary year, 24 scholars from three countries came together and collectively authored 18 individual monographs—short books—considering aspects of the continued relevance of Charlotte Mason’s educational philosophy, practice, life, and leadership.

Deani Van Pelt, PhD, and Jen Spencer, BS, MA, EdD

Students as Persons: Charlotte Mason on Personalism and Relational Liberal Education

Jack Beckman, PhD

From Continuance to Dissolution in a Post-Charlotte Mason World: Four Principals’ Experiences at Charlotte Mason College (1923-1960)

J. Carroll Smith, EdD, with John Thorley, PhD

Relational Educational Leadership: Critical Insights from the Correspondence of Charlotte Mason and Henrietta Franklin

Shannon R. Whiteside, PhD

Narration and Retelling: Charlotte Mason’s Living Method of Learning

Dr. Adrian Copping

Engaging with Story to Engender Living Ideas: A 21st-century Charlotte Mason critique of teaching and assessing reading in the UK (and beyond?)

Jen Ager, MA, and Heather Prince, PhD

Charlotte Mason’s Pedagogical Approach: Embedded Outdoor and Experiential Learning

Prof. Lois Mansfield

Field Notebooks and Natural History Journals: Cornerstones of Outdoor Learning

James C. Peterson, PhD

My Genes Made Me Do It! Moral Education, Charlotte Mason, and the New Genetics

Elaine Cooper

The Powerful and Neglected Voice of Charlotte Mason: A Coherent, Holistic Approach to Education for Our Times

Prof. Hilary Cooper

Charlotte Maria Shaw Mason: Her place in the pantheon of educational theorists and her relevance today

Lisa Cadora, MA, and Esther Lightcap Meek, PhD

Knowing as Loving: Philosophical Grounding for Charlotte Mason’s Expert Educational Insights

Emily Rodgers Bowyer, MSEd, and Brynn Dickie Bowyer, MA

A Feast of Living Ideas in a World of Bytes: Welcoming Charlotte Mason into the Digital Age

Elizabeth Millar, DPT Student

The Inherent Generosity within a Charlotte Mason Education and a Practical Theology of Joy

Deani Van Pelt, PhD, and Camille Malucci

Charlotte Mason’s Great Recognition: A Scheme of Magnificent Unity

Professor Elliott Shaw, PhD

Engaging with Spirituality in the Classroom: Applying Charlotte Mason’s Theological Anthropology to Current Educational Practice in a Secular Age

Dr. Frances E. F. Ward

Charlotte Mason on the Abundant Life: Attention and Education for Character

Douglas J. Sikkema

For the World’s Sake: Charlotte Mason’s Enduring Wisdom for the Anthropocene

David J. Chalcraft, PhD, Sally Elton-Chalcraft, PhD, Rebekah Ackroyd, PhD, and Helen Jones, BA

Reading Charlotte Mason’s The Saviour of the World in Past and Present Contexts: Biblical Studies in the Classroom