John Dewey and our educational prospect : a critical engagement with Dewey's Democracy and education / edited by David T. Hansen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hansen, David T., 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dewey, John, 1859-1952.

Dewey, John.

Dewey, John, 1859-1952. Democracy and education.

Education--Philosophy.

Education.

Education--Aims and objectives.

Physical Description:

ix, 195 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

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

Summary:

These 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.

Contents:

Introduction: reading democracy and education / David T. Hansen

"Of all things, communication is the most wonderful": the communicative turn in Dewey's Democracy and education / Gert Biesta

Curriculum matters / Reba N. Page

Socialization, social efficiency, and social control: putting pragmatism to work / Larry A. Hickman

Growth and perfectionism? Dewey after Emerson and Cavell / Naoko Saito

Rediscovering the student in Democracy and education / Gary D. Fenstermacher

Dewey's reconstruction of the curriculum: from occupations to disciplined knowledge / Herbert M. Kliebard

A teacher educator looks at democracy and education / Sharon Feiman-Nemser

Dewey's philosophy of life / Elizabeth Minnich

Dewey's book of the moral self / David T. Hansen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0791469212

0791469220

OCLC:

63390602

Publisher Number:

9780791469217

9780791469224