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The promise and failure of progressive education / Norman Dale Norris.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Norris, Norman Dale, 1958-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Progressive education--United States--History.
- Progressive education.
- Student-centered learning.
- United States.
- History.
- Education--United States--Philosophy.
- Education.
- Philosophy.
- Student-centered learning--United States.
- Physical Description:
- x, 153 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Scarecrow Education, [2004]
- Summary:
- The progressive ideology and methods are clearly the prominent choice in our schools today. In generic, layman's terms, Norman Dale Norris discusses how the progressive movement came about and how the ideas are practiced today, some of which are less than desirable. Norris is sympathetic and supportive of the progressive ideology and offers suggestions for success.
- Contents:
- 1 What Is Progressive Education? 9
- 2 Origins of Progressive Education 31
- 3 Progressive Education in Action: What Really Happens 59
- 4 Broken Promises: Why Progressive Education Has Failed to Deliver 91
- 5 Making Progressive Education Work: Perspectives, Conclusions, and Recommendations 117.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-145) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1578861152
- OCLC:
- 56727785
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