John Dewey and the future of community college education / Clifford P. Harbour.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harbour, Clifford Perry, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dewey, John, 1859-1952.

Dewey, John.

Community colleges.

Community colleges--United States.

United States.

Democracy and education.

Education--Philosophy.

Education.

Physical Description:

vii, 178 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2015.

Summary:

In John Dewey and the Future of Community College Education, Cliff Harbour argues that in order to become new and better institutions, community colleges must articulate the values and priorities that will guide them in the future. He proposes that leaders across the institution come together and adopt a new democracy-based normative vision grounded in the writings of John Dewey, which would call upon colleges to do much more than improve completion rates and expand educational opportunity. It would look beyond the national economic measures that dominate higher education policy debates today and would prioritize individual student growth and the development of democratic communities. Harbour argues that this, in turn, would help community colleges contribute to the vital work of reconstructing American democracy. -- back cover.

Contents:

The context. The contemporary community college

The community college of the future

Introducing John Dewey

The evolution of the community college. The junior college movement

The Great Depression and the junior college

The late twentieth century normative vision

Turning to a new normative vision

Dewey on education, democracy, and community. The relationship between democracy and education

the Great Society and the Great Community

Dewey and the Great Depression

The Deweyan community college.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-173) and index.

ISBN:

9781441172921

1441172920

9781441122759

1441122753

OCLC:

900867441