(德语)Anthroposophical centers for curative education (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆) "Currently, there are about 530 international curative education and social therapy centers, more than 60 training centers and 30 associations in more than 40 countries."
Gruber, Karl Heinz. Impact of Plowden in Germany and Austria. Oxford Review of Education. 1987, 13 (1): 63. Catholic or Protestant private schools hardly differ from the state schools, but the anthroposophical Rudolf Steiner or Waldorf schools enjoy enormous popularity. Not following the state school curriculum these (costly) private establishments put more emphasis on individual interests, creative expression and parental involvement. However, there are only few Waldorf schools (sic) and they seem to be a domain of the affluent, education-conscious middle class.
"The Free Waldorf School inspired by Steiner has not stirred comparable discussion or controversy....those interested in the Waldorf School today, be they pedagogically enthusiastic parents, educational scholars, or politicians responsible for education, generally tend to view this school form first and foremost as a representative of internationally recognized models of applied classic reform pedagogy." Ullrich, Rudolf Steiner, p. 140-141
Gordon, Anne Miles; Kathryn Williams Browne. Beginnings and Beyond: Foundations in Early Childhood Education 8th Edition. Belmont, California: Wadsworth Cengage Learning. 2010: 14. ISBN 978-0495808176. This system has influenced mainstream education in Europe, and its international reputation is felt in North America today.引文使用过时参数coauthors (帮助)
Data drawn from Helmut Zander, Anthroposophie in Deutschland, 2 volumes, Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht Verlag, Göttingen 2007, ISBN 978-3-525-55452-4; Dirk Randall, "Empirische Forschung und Waldorfpädogogik", in H. Paschen (ed.) Erziehungswissenschaftliche Zugänge zur Waldorfpädagogik, 2010 Berlin: Springer 978-3-531-17397-9; "Introduction", Deeper insights in education: the Waldorf approach, Rudolf Steiner Press (December 1983) 978-0880100670. p. vii; L. M. Klasse, Die Waldorfschule und die Grundlagen der Waldorfpädagogik Rudolf Steiners, GRIN Verlag, 2007; Ogletree E J "The Waldorf Schools: An International School System." Headmaster U.S.A., pp8-10 Dec 1979; Heiner Ullrich, Rudolf Steiner, Translated by Janet Duke and Daniel Balestrini, Continuum Library of Educational Thought, v. 11, 2008 ISBN 978-0-8264-8419-2.
Johannes Hemleben, Rudolf Steiner: A documentary biography, Henry Goulden Ltd, ISBN 978-0-904822-02-1, pp. 121–126 (German edition Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag ISBN 978-3-499-50079-4).
Reinsmith, William A. The Whole in Every Part: Steiner and Waldorf Schooling. The Educational Forum. 31 March 1990, 54 (1): 79–91. doi:10.1080/00131728909335521. 引文格式1维护:日期与年 (link)
The schools founded by 1967 were: Detroit Waldorf School, Green Meadow Waldorf School, High Mowing School, Highland Hall Waldorf School, Honolulu Waldorf School, Kimberton Waldorf School, Rudolf Steiner School of New York City, Sacramento Waldorf School, Waldorf School of Garden City.AWSNA list of schools with dates of founding (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆)