Education and Democracy: The Meaning of Alexander Meiklejohn, 1872–1964Univ of Wisconsin Press, 11/03/2009 - 440 páginas This definitive biography of the charismatic Alexander Meiklejohn tracks his turbulent career as an educational innovator at Brown University, Amherst College, and Wisconsin’s “Experimental College” in the early twentieth century and his later work as a civil libertarian in the Joe McCarthy era. The central question Meiklejohn asked throughout his life’s work remains essential today: How can education teach citizens to be free? |
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... Alexander Meiklejohn, 1872–1964 Adam R. Nelson. Education and Democracy The Meaning of Alexander Meiklejohn 1872–1964 Adam R. Nelson THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PRESS The University of Wisconsin Press 2537 Daniels Street Madison ,
... Alexander Meiklejohn, 1872–1964 Adam R. Nelson. Education and Democracy The Meaning of Alexander Meiklejohn 1872–1964 Adam R. Nelson THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PRESS The University of Wisconsin Press 2537 Daniels Street Madison ,
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The Meaning of Alexander Meiklejohn, 1872–1964 Adam R. Nelson. The University of Wisconsin Press 2537 Daniels Street Madison , Wisconsin 53718 3 Henrietta Street London WC2E 8LU , England Copyright © 2001 The Board of Regents of the ...
The Meaning of Alexander Meiklejohn, 1872–1964 Adam R. Nelson. The University of Wisconsin Press 2537 Daniels Street Madison , Wisconsin 53718 3 Henrietta Street London WC2E 8LU , England Copyright © 2001 The Board of Regents of the ...
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... University , 1893 Alexander Meiklejohn and members of the Brown University ice polo team , 1894 19 Alexander Meiklejohn as dean of Brown University , ca. 1902 Alexander Meiklejohn with his cricket bat , ca. 1911 The academic parade at ...
... University , 1893 Alexander Meiklejohn and members of the Brown University ice polo team , 1894 19 Alexander Meiklejohn as dean of Brown University , ca. 1902 Alexander Meiklejohn with his cricket bat , ca. 1911 The academic parade at ...
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... University of Wisconsin with Lake Mendota in the background, ca. 1928 152 Experimental College students, many wearing their “Owl of Athena” blazers, in front of the entrance to Adams Hall, 1930 Publicity photo for Experimental College ...
... University of Wisconsin with Lake Mendota in the background, ca. 1928 152 Experimental College students, many wearing their “Owl of Athena” blazers, in front of the entrance to Adams Hall, 1930 Publicity photo for Experimental College ...
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... University. Fourth, I wish to thank Carl Kaestle, who joined my committee after he came to Brown during my final year of graduate school and gave me time to finish my the- sis when I should have been doing research for him. To these ...
... University. Fourth, I wish to thank Carl Kaestle, who joined my committee after he came to Brown during my final year of graduate school and gave me time to finish my the- sis when I should have been doing research for him. To these ...
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To Whom Are We Responsible? 19201924 | 97 |
A New College with a New Idea 19251928 | 133 |
A Most Lamentable Comedy 19291932 | 165 |
A Fresh Start 19331940 | 199 |
A Reply to John Dewey 19411947 | 233 |
What Does the First Amendment Mean? 19481954 | 263 |
The Faith of a Free Man 19551964 | 296 |
Education and the Democratic IdealThe Meaning of Alexander Meiklejohn | 329 |
Notes | 337 |
Bibliography and Suggestions for Further Reading | 391 |
Index | 403 |
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