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Dewey's Dream : Universities and Democracies in an Age of Education Reform /

This timely, persuasive, and hopeful book reexamines John Dewey's idea of schools, specifically community schools, as the best places to grow a democratic society that is based on racial, social, and economic justice. The authors assert that American colleges and universities bear a responsibil...

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Auteurs principaux: Benson, Lee (Auteur), Puckett, John L., 1947- (Auteur), Harkavy, Ira Richard (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2007.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Résumé:This timely, persuasive, and hopeful book reexamines John Dewey's idea of schools, specifically community schools, as the best places to grow a democratic society that is based on racial, social, and economic justice. The authors assert that American colleges and universities bear a responsibility for-and would benefit substantially from-working with schools to develop democratic schools and communities. Dewey's Dream opens with a reappraisal of Dewey's philosophy and an argument for its continued relevance today. The authors-all well-known in education circles-use illust.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (165 pages).
ISBN:9781592135936