UID:
almafu_9959231323202883
Format:
1 online resource (207 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-7914-8094-1
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1-4294-2774-4
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2007 CHOICE Outstanding Academic TitleThese original essays focus on John Dewey's Democracy and Education, a book widely regarded as one of the greatest works ever written in the history of educational thought. The contributors address Dewey's still powerful argument that education is not a preparation for life, but rather constitutes a fundamental aspect of the very experience of living. The authors examine Dewey's central themes, including the dynamics of human communication, the nature of growth, the relation between democracy and education, and the importance of recognizing student agency. They link their analyses with contemporary educational concerns and problems, offering ideas about what the curriculum for children and youth should be, how to prepare teachers for the profession, what pedagogical approaches make the most sense given societal trends, and how to reconstruct the purposes of school. This first book-length study of Dewey's extraordinary text attests to the continued power in his work and to the diverse audience of educators to whom he has long appealed.
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Front Matter --
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Contents --
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Preface --
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Introduction --
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“Of all affairs, communication is the most wonderful” --
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Curriculum Matters --
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Socialization, Social Efficiency, and Social Control --
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Growth and Perfectionism? --
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Rediscovering the Student in Democracy and Education --
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Dewey’s Reconstruction of the Curriculum --
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A Teacher Educator Looks at Democracy and Education --
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Dewey’s Philosophy of Life --
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Dewey’s Book of the Moral Self --
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List of Contributors --
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Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-7914-6922-0
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-7914-6921-2
Language:
English
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