List of important publications in pedagogy

This is a list of important publications in pedagogy, organized by field.

Some reasons why a particular publication might be regarded as important:
 * Topic creator – A publication that created a new topic
 * Breakthrough – A publication that changed scientific knowledge significantly
 * Influence – A publication which has significantly influenced the world or has had a massive impact on the teaching of pedagogy.

Instructional theory publications

 * Friedrich Schiller, On the Aesthetic Education of Man, 1794
 * Maria Montessori, Il Metodo della Pedagogia Scientifica Applicato All'educazione Infantile Nelle Case dei Bambini, 1909
 * Maria Montessori, Antropologia Pedagogica, 1910
 * Maria Montessori, Manuale di Pedagogia Scientifica, 1921
 * John Dewey, Experience and Education, 1938
 * Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 1968 (English translation: 1970)
 * Ivan Illich, Deschooling Society, 1971
 * David L. Kirp, The Sandbox Investment, 2007