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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... noted. “His willingness to 'follow the truth wherever it may lead' and the firm conviction that all men should be created with an equal chance to prove their worth in this world seem the signal features in his educational policy.” Here ...
... noted. “His willingness to 'follow the truth wherever it may lead' and the firm conviction that all men should be created with an equal chance to prove their worth in this world seem the signal features in his educational policy.” Here ...
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... noted , “ [ T ] he moral miracle performed by our cooperatives of Rochdale [ is ] that they . . . had the good sense to differ without disagreeing , to dissent from each other without separating , to hate at times , and yet always to ...
... noted , “ [ T ] he moral miracle performed by our cooperatives of Rochdale [ is ] that they . . . had the good sense to differ without disagreeing , to dissent from each other without separating , to hate at times , and yet always to ...
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... see the world from the perspective of the working classes. “From his family environment,” one friend noted, Meiklejohn learned “an inner peace, free from disguised fears, hostilities, and 5 “A Voyage across the Atlantic” and “Kant's Ethics”
... see the world from the perspective of the working classes. “From his family environment,” one friend noted, Meiklejohn learned “an inner peace, free from disguised fears, hostilities, and 5 “A Voyage across the Atlantic” and “Kant's Ethics”
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... noted that the Meiklejohn Music Company was already flourishing just a year after it opened . “ The store is large and commodious , being twenty by fifty feet in size , ” the survey stated . “ The firm are agents in Pawtucket for the ...
... noted that the Meiklejohn Music Company was already flourishing just a year after it opened . “ The store is large and commodious , being twenty by fifty feet in size , ” the survey stated . “ The firm are agents in Pawtucket for the ...
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... noted , “ drink is used almost exclusively by immigrants , anarchy is wholly supported by them , crime is committed , labor is made cheaper , and almost everything which is bad is attributed to these great hindrances to American ...
... noted , “ drink is used almost exclusively by immigrants , anarchy is wholly supported by them , crime is committed , labor is made cheaper , and almost everything which is bad is attributed to these great hindrances to American ...
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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