The article is dedicated to the problem of childhood as a phenomenon in german pedagogy. The main objectives of the article are as following: the theoretical analysis of scientific and pedagogical literature highlighting different aspects of the problem under research, and analysis of methodological renewal of German pedagogy during non–Herbart period and reformist’s movement prosperity of the XXth century. German pedagogy has been studied by foreign and domestic scientists: O. Kotsyubynskyi, N. Abashkina, T. Tokaryeva, N. Osmuk, S. Stelmakh, I. Rudkovska, K. Tkachova, I. Stashevska, H. Kornetov, M. Boguslavskyi, M. Pevzner, I. Batchayeva, L. Nesterova, N. Yudin, S. Kulikov, V. Veykshman, O. Piskunov, Z. Ravkina. In the article the analysis of complex reassessment of educational tendencies which gave the impetus to the implementation of educational formulae “vom Kinde aus”, “führen oder wachsenlassen” has been conducted. The particular attention is paid to the need of childhood’s understanding as one of the socio–cultural phenomena, which is connected with the adult’s space.
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