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The first book-length study of Dewey's extraordinary text.

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Author:   David T. Hansen (Columbia University)
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.431kg
ISBN:  

9780791469217

ISBN 10:   0791469212
Pages:   206
Publication Date:   22 November 2006
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface David T. Hansen, Teachers College, Columbia University 1. Introduction: Reading Democracy and Education David T. Hansen, Teachers College, Columbia University 2. ""Of all affairs, communication is the most wonderful"": The Communicative Turn in Dewey's Democracy and Education Gert Biesta, Exeter University 3. Curriculum Matters Reba N. Page, University of California, Riverside 4. Socialization, Social Efficiency, and Social Control: Putting Pragmatism to Work Larry A. Hickman, The Center for Dewey Studies, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale 5. Growth and Perfectionism? Dewey after Emerson and Cavell Naoko Saito, Kyoto University 6. Rediscovering the Student in Democracy and Education Gary Fenstermacher, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 7. Dewey's Reconstruction of the Curriculum: From Occupations to Disciplined Knowledge Herbert M. Kliebard, University of Wisconsin, Madison 8. A Teacher Educator Looks at Democracy and Education Sharon Feiman-Nemser, Brandeis University 9. Dewey's Philosophy of Life Elizabeth Minnich, Association of American Colleges and Universities 10. Dewey's Book of the Moral Self David T. Hansen, Teachers College, Columbia University List of Contributors

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"""This book is very good philosophy of education, even though many of the contributors are not philosophers at all--""they are just good thinkers focused on an amazing text. Most of the work is practically oriented, while the theoretical work is interesting and relevant. Many of the essays examine some particular aspect of this classical work in original ways, so even if you know Dewey and his book well, you will find much to think about. A fresh and timely look at a work of perennial importance, it will also make a very good companion text when teaching Dewey's masterpiece."""

""This book is very good philosophy of education, even though many of the contributors are not philosophers at all--""they are just good thinkers focused on an amazing text. Most of the work is practically oriented, while the theoretical work is interesting and relevant. Many of the essays examine some particular aspect of this classical work in original ways, so even if you know Dewey and his book well, you will find much to think about. A fresh and timely look at a work of perennial importance, it will also make a very good companion text when teaching Dewey's masterpiece.""

This book is very good philosophy of education, even though many of the contributors are not philosophers at all-- they are just good thinkers focused on an amazing text. Most of the work is practically oriented, while the theoretical work is interesting and relevant. Many of the essays examine some particular aspect of this classical work in original ways, so even if you know Dewey and his book well, you will find much to think about. A fresh and timely look at a work of perennial importance, it will also make a very good companion text when teaching Dewey's masterpiece.

Author Information

David T. Hansen is Professor and Director of the Program in Philosophy and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. His books include Exploring the Moral Heart of Teaching: Toward a Teacher's Creed.

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