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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... later historian , always makes me uneasy . It is , of necessity , one man's view or one party's view which , in either case , is not accepted by other men or other parties . So the historical narrative can never be authoritative for us ...
... later historian , always makes me uneasy . It is , of necessity , one man's view or one party's view which , in either case , is not accepted by other men or other parties . So the historical narrative can never be authoritative for us ...
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... later forwarded to me. I also received three very helpful letters from Meiklejohn's son Donald, who offered suggestions that helped to focus my analysis of his father's life and work. Drafts of this book improved immensely as a result ...
... later forwarded to me. I also received three very helpful letters from Meiklejohn's son Donald, who offered suggestions that helped to focus my analysis of his father's life and work. Drafts of this book improved immensely as a result ...
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... later recalled . “ My earliest allegiance was to the Scottish culture . . . . My second loyalty came from my father's occupation . ” Indeed , Meiklejohn grew up surrounded by the members of the Rochdale cooperative . As a boy , he found ...
... later recalled . “ My earliest allegiance was to the Scottish culture . . . . My second loyalty came from my father's occupation . ” Indeed , Meiklejohn grew up surrounded by the members of the Rochdale cooperative . As a boy , he found ...
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... later wrote in a characteristically precocious school essay, “he begins to look for his berth, and he is lucky if he gets there without bruises. Trunks, boxes, bags, and bundles of every size, shape, and kind seem to be lying just where ...
... later wrote in a characteristically precocious school essay, “he begins to look for his berth, and he is lucky if he gets there without bruises. Trunks, boxes, bags, and bundles of every size, shape, and kind seem to be lying just where ...
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... later , “ when I marched down through Main Street at the head of the clan with your father on one side and Walter Scott of New York on the other . After the parade , we went down to Crescent Park and had a real old - fashioned clam bake ...
... later , “ when I marched down through Main Street at the head of the clan with your father on one side and Walter Scott of New York on the other . After the parade , we went down to Crescent Park and had a real old - fashioned clam bake ...
Índice
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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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