Barbara J Thayer-Bacon

Democracies Always in the Making

Historical and Current Philosophical Issues for Education

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Produktbeschreibung

Democracies Always in the Making develops Barbara Thayer-Bacon's relational and pluralistic democratic theory, as well as translates that socio-political philosophical theory into educational theory and recommendations for school reform in American public schools. John Dewey warned us long ago that a nation cannot hope to be a democracy someday without paying attention to how it educates its young future citizens. Democracy is a goal, an ideal which we must continually strive for that can guide us in our decision-making, as we continue to live in a world that is unpredictable, flawed, and limited in terms of its resources. There are key political philosophers of education who we can turn to for help. They offer us important ideas that will help us re-check our assumptions and critique our daily practice. Existing school models also offer us important examples of how to structure schools as well as various methodologies and curriculum that we can elect to use to help us move closer to the ideal of a democracy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group Inc
• Seitenzahl: 182
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. April 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9781610489287
• ISBN-10: 1610489284
• Artikelnr.: 36912914

Autorenporträt

By Barbara J. Thayer-Bacon

Inhaltsangabe

Dedication Acknowledgments Preface Approach The Intended Market Outstanding
Features of the Book Introduction Democratic Theory: Out From Under the
Yokes of Locke and Rousseau Classical Liberal Assumptions Assumptions for
Democracies Always in the Making Conclusion Notes Chapter One Learning to
Trust Students: Rancière and Montessori on Democracy Jacques Rancière and
The Ignorant Schoolmaster Maria Montessori and La Casa dei Bambini
Democracies Depend on Relationships of Equality Rancière and
Democracies-Always-in-the-Making Notes Chapter Two Connecting the Home and
School to Society: La Casa dei Bambini and the Chicago Lab School Maria
Montessori's Private Story Maria Montessori's Casa dei Bambini John Dewey
and the Chicago Lab School William Heard Kilpatrick Montessori and
Democracies-Always-in-the-Making Conclusion Notes Chapter Three Trying to
Get Social Justice and Love Together: Highlander Folk School and Central
Park East Highlander Folk School Getting Theory and Practice Together
Living What You Believe Notes Chapter Four The Teacher as a Revolutionary
Leader: Freire, McLaren, hooks and the staff at La Escuela Movimento de
Cultura Popular Peter McLaren and the Jane-Finch Corridor Bell Hooks,
Booker T. Washington and Crispus Attucks Centro Educativo Ixtliyollotl (La
Escuela) Conclusion Notes Chapter Five Celebrating the Passions of
Pluralism Through the Arts: Maxine Greene, the Center for the Arts, Social
Imagination, and Education, and Young Warriors High School Maxine Greene
and the Center for the Arts, Social Imagination, and Education Young
Warriors High School The Indians' Hole in Their Hearts and the Importance
of Shared Identities Through the Arts Conclusion Notes Chapter Six
Implications for Schools in Democracies-Always-in-the-Making: Conclusion
Theoretical Lessons Learned Practical Lessons Learned Conclusion References
Index About the Author