Developing democratic character in the young / Roger Soder, John I. Goodlad, Timothy J. McMannon, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Soder, Roger, 1943-

Goodlad, John I.

McMannon, Timothy J.

Series:

Jossey-Bass education series

The Jossey-Bass education series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Aims and objectives--United States.

Education.

Education--Aims and objectives.

Democracy--Study and teaching.

United States.

Democracy--Study and teaching--United States.

Democracy.

Moral education--United States.

Moral education.

Physical Description:

xxix, 216 pages 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass Inc., [2001]

Summary:

Sponsored by the Institute for Educational Inquiry

How are students going to function effectively in a democratic society? This collection of original essays outlines the critical role of our schools in helping create the conditions necessary for a democracy--and helping create in students the characteristics or dispositions critical to maintaining a democracy.

Contents:

Convergence / John I. Goodlad

Democracy and education : concepts and contexts / Robert W. Hoffert

Democracy education for more than the few / Kathleen Staudt

Making democracy real by educating for an ecocentric worldview / Stephen John Goodlad

Democracy, economic activity, and environmental well-being : implications for our nation's schools / Paul Theobald, Clif Tanabe

Learning in layers / Mary Catherine Bateson

Cognitive aspects of democratic thinking / Benő Csapó

Public schooling, democracy, and religious dissent / Nel Noddings

Choice, the American common school, and democracy / Julie Underwood

Education for democracy : the foundation for democratic character / Roger Soder.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0787956856

OCLC:

45621651