This text spotlights William James as a role model for bringing philosophy to bear on the persistent issues of life and education. Using James's ideas it evades the superficiality that permeate the debate around such issues as standards versus diversity and religion versus science.
This text spotlights William James as a role model for bringing philosophy to bear on the persistent issues of life and education. Using James's ideas...
The comprehensive philosophical underpinnings of John Dewey's theory of education are analyzed, concentrating on oven-overlooked primary texts, with the authors connecting his philosophy with six recent and influential positions in late 20th century and early 21st century humanities, including those of Bauman, Foucault, Derrida, Levinas, and Rorty.
The comprehensive philosophical underpinnings of John Dewey's theory of education are analyzed, concentrating on oven-overlooked primary texts, with t...
Democracy and Education Reconsidered highlights the continued relevance of John Dewey's Democracy and Education while also examining the need to reconstruct and re-contextualize Dewey's educational philosophy for our time. The authors propose ways of revising Dewey's thought in light of the challenges facing contemporary education and society, and address other themes not touched upon heavily in Dewey's work, such as racism, feminism, post-industrial capitalism, and liquid modernity. As a final component, the authors integrate Dewey's philosophy with more recent trends in...
Democracy and Education Reconsidered highlights the continued relevance of John Dewey's Democracy and Education while also examinin...
