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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... Ideal , " 1900-1911 AMHERST , 1912–1924 3. " The College as Critic , " 1912-1919 4. " To Whom Are We Responsible ? ” 1920–1924 MADISON , 1925–1932 ix xi xvii 3 33 550 61 97 5. " A New College with a New Idea , " 1925-1928 6. " A Most ...
... Ideal , " 1900-1911 AMHERST , 1912–1924 3. " The College as Critic , " 1912-1919 4. " To Whom Are We Responsible ? ” 1920–1924 MADISON , 1925–1932 ix xi xvii 3 33 550 61 97 5. " A New College with a New Idea , " 1925-1928 6. " A Most ...
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... : Education and the Democratic Ideal—The Meaning of Alexander Meiklejohn Notes Bibliography and Suggestions for Further Reading Index 329 337 391 403 Illustrations Alexander Meiklejohn at the age of ten in Appanoag viii Contents.
... : Education and the Democratic Ideal—The Meaning of Alexander Meiklejohn Notes Bibliography and Suggestions for Further Reading Index 329 337 391 403 Illustrations Alexander Meiklejohn at the age of ten in Appanoag viii Contents.
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... ideal against attacks . Like Socrates , Meiklejohn cared deeply about the link between liberal education and democracy in an ideal republican state . He believed that education must precede democracy and , further , that citizens must ...
... ideal against attacks . Like Socrates , Meiklejohn cared deeply about the link between liberal education and democracy in an ideal republican state . He believed that education must precede democracy and , further , that citizens must ...
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... ideal, Meiklejohn simply could not conceive of lib- eral education as a creative force for the development of democracy. In recent years, philosophers and historians of education, eager to ad- dress the pedagogical and curricular ...
... ideal, Meiklejohn simply could not conceive of lib- eral education as a creative force for the development of democracy. In recent years, philosophers and historians of education, eager to ad- dress the pedagogical and curricular ...
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... ideals and his personal behavior . Usually , these discrepancies revealed the inevitable fail- ings of a self - proclaimed idealist . In a few cases , however , they proved more difficult to explain . This biography does not attempt to ...
... ideals and his personal behavior . Usually , these discrepancies revealed the inevitable fail- ings of a self - proclaimed idealist . In a few cases , however , they proved more difficult to explain . This biography does not attempt to ...
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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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