해설 ·····················9
지은이에 대해 ················13

서론: 사회적 논제인 어린이 교육 ·······17

제1부
1. 어린이의 세기(世紀) ············27
2. 피고인으로서의 어른 ············32
3. 생물학적 개입 ···············36
4. 신생아?자연 밖의 환경 ···········42
5. 자연적 본능 ················47
6. 정신적 태아?육화 ·············48
7. 어린이 정신의 구축 ·············56
8. 질서 감각 ·················66
9. 지적 능력 ·················73
10. 성장 과정에서의 갈등?잠 ··········79
11. 걷기 ···················84
12. 손 ····················87
13. 리듬 ···················92
14. 인격의 대체 ················95
15. 동작 ···················99
16. 몰이해 ·················102
17. 사랑의 힘 ················105

제2부
18. 어린이 교육 ···············111
19. 연습의 반복 ···············122
20. 자유 선택 ················125
21. 장난감 ·················128
22. 보상과 체벌 ···············130
23. 침묵 ··················132
24. 존엄성 ·················136
25. 규율 ··················141
26. 교수 방법의 시작?읽기·쓰기 ·······142
27. 신체적 균형 발달 ·············148
28. 결론 ··················149
29. 사회적 특권층의 어린이 ··········154
30. 교사의 내적 준비 ·············156
31. 일탈 ··················159
32. 도피 현상 ················161
33. 장애 ··················163
34. 치유 ··················165
35. 의존 ··················167
36. 소유욕 ·················169
37. 지배욕 ·················171
38. 열등감 ·················172
39. 두려움 ·················174
40. 거짓말 ·················175
41. 정신생활과 육체 ·············177

제3부
42. 어린이와 어른의 갈등 ···········181
43. 작업 본능 ················182
44. 두 종류의 작업 ··············184
45. 주도 본능 ················189
46. 어린이.우리의 교사 ···········192
47. 부모의 임무 ···············193
48. 어린이의 권리 ··············194

옮긴이에 대해 ················197