Inquiry and education : John Dewey and the quest for democracy / James Scott Johnston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnston, James Scott.

Series:

SUNY series in philosophy of education

SUNY series the philosophy of education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dewey, John, 1859-1952.

Dewey, John.

Education--Philosophy.

Education.

Physical Description:

ix, 244 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2006]

Summary:

Inquiry and Education offers a lucid and challenging interpretation of John Dewey, his critics, and his supporters. Thematically organized, the book focuses on four of Dewey's preeminent concerns-inquiry, growth, community, and democracy-and their close association with formal education. This book fills a void in the literature on Dewey by providing the first critical exploration of the philosopher's talk of education and how this fits into his overall philosophy. James Scott Johnston develops Dewey's thinking and suggests that Dewey's theory of inquiry is best described as self-correcting and context-bound.

Contents:

II Inquiry and Science 15

Part 1 A Short History of the Debate on Inquiry 16

Part 2 The Present-Day Debate on Inquiry 27

Part 3 Rereading Inquiry 37

Part 4 Inquiry as Self-Correcting 53

III Inquiry, Experience, and Growth 61

Part 1 A Short History of the Debate on Experience 61

Part 2 The Present-Day Debate on Experience 68

Part 3 Rereading Inquiry in Experience 86

Part 4 Inquiry, Growth, and Education 103

IV Inquiry, Growth, and Community 113

Part 1 A Short History of the Debate on Community 113

Part 2 The Present-Day Debate on Community 118

Part 3 Rereading Inquiry and Community 124

Part 4 Inquiry as Growth through Community 136

V Inquiry, Growth, Community, and Democracy 157

Part 1 A Short History of the Debate on Democracy 158

Part 2 The Present-Day Debate on Democracy 164

Part 3 Rereading Inquiry and Democracy 174

Part 4 Educating Democracy 192.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-239) and index.

ISBN:

0791467236

0791467244

OCLC:

61140991

Publisher Number:

9780791467237

9780791467244