John Dewey's democracy and education : a centennial handbook / edited by Leonard Waks, Temple University, Andrea R. English, University of Edinburgh.
| Call Number | 370.1 |
| Title | John Dewey's democracy and education : a centennial handbook / edited by Leonard Waks, Temple University, Andrea R. English, University of Edinburgh. |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xxiv, 350 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 21 Apr 2017). |
| Summary | John Dewey's Democracy and Education is the touchstone for a great deal of modern educational theory. It covers a wide range of themes and issues relating to education, including teaching, learning, educational environments, subject matter, values, and the nature of work and play. This Handbook is designed to help experts and non-experts to navigate Dewey's text. The authors are specialists in the fields of philosophy and education; their chapters offer readers expert insight into areas of Dewey work that they know well and have returned to time and time again throughout their careers. The Handbook is divided into two parts. Part I features short companion chapters corresponding to each of Dewey's chapters in Democracy and Education. These serve to guide readers through the complex arguments developed in the book. Part II features general articles placing the book into historical, philosophical and practical contexts and highlighting its relevance today. |
| Added Author | Waks, Leonard J. editor. English, Andrea, 1975- editor. |
| Subject | Dewey, John, 1859-1952. Education Philosophy. Democracy and Education. |
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| Summary | John Dewey's Democracy and Education is the touchstone for a great deal of modern educational theory. It covers a wide range of themes and issues relating to education, including teaching, learning, educational environments, subject matter, values, and the nature of work and play. This Handbook is designed to help experts and non-experts to navigate Dewey's text. The authors are specialists in the fields of philosophy and education; their chapters offer readers expert insight into areas of Dewey work that they know well and have returned to time and time again throughout their careers. The Handbook is divided into two parts. Part I features short companion chapters corresponding to each of Dewey's chapters in Democracy and Education. These serve to guide readers through the complex arguments developed in the book. Part II features general articles placing the book into historical, philosophical and practical contexts and highlighting its relevance today. |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 21 Apr 2017). |
| Subject | Dewey, John, 1859-1952. Education Philosophy. Democracy and Education. |
| Multimedia |