Education and the Making of a Democratic People

ISBN-13: 9781594515286 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 248 str.

John I. Goodlad; Roger Soder; Bonnie McDaniel

Opis

Unfortunately, civic values such as equity and justice that constitute the moral grounding of American democracy are losing their place in public affairs. The promise of this democracy is inclusive: no one is to be left out. Yet many people are."Education and the Making of a Democratic People" regards the challenge of inclusiveness as a fundamental and non-negotiable educational agenda. America s public schools are one of the main public forums in which people can learn to preserve and actively protect our democratic process. The value of our schools as a democratic forum extends beyond the classroom to parents and other members of local communities. By engaging in conversations and actions that support the democratic purpose of schools, local communities can ensure that the United States will become a healthy, robust democracy that represents all of its citizens."

Spis treści

AcknowledgmentsForeword, Kenneth Alhadeff and John I. Goodlad;1. A Non-Negotiable Agenda, John I. Goodlad2. What is Renewal? Why Now?, Alan T. Wood3. Education Writ Large, Jane Roland Martin4. Elevating Education's Public Purpose, Paul G. Theobald5. The Human Conversation, Bonnie McDaniel6. Making Moral Systems of Education by Reinvigorating the Public Purposes of Schools, Gary Daynes7. Toward Democratic Schools, Jim Strickland and Dianne Suiter8. A Tale of Two Districts: Being Intentional in Creating Democratic Communities, James R. Lowham and William Mester as Told to Barbara A. Lippke and Eugene B. Edgar9. School Boards and the Power of the Public, Michael A. Resnick and Anne L. Bryant10. Journalism, Schooling, and the Public Good, Richard W. Clark and Clifford G. Rowe11. From Here to There: What Really Matters, Roger SoderAfterword, John I. GoodladIndexAbout the Editors and Contributors.

O autorze

John I. Goodlad, Roger Soder, Bonnie McDaniel