Democracy, Education and the Schools
Roger Soder
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Description for Democracy, Education and the Schools
Hardcover. This work argues that one of the most basic purposes of America's schools is to teach children the moral and intellectual responsibilities of living and working in a democracy. Contributors explore what democracy is and what it means for preparing teachers and teaching students. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 531.
Scores of democracy books have appeared in the last few years, but none so illuminating of the essential connections between democracy and education as this one. In a set of remarkably coherent and helpful essays, the authors offer powerful ideas and practical suggestions to theorists, practitioners, and policy makers alike.
?Gary D Fenstermacher, professor of education, University of Arizona
Scores of democracy books have appeared in the last few years, but none so illuminating of the essential connections between democracy and education as this one. In a set of remarkably coherent and helpful essays, the authors offer powerful ideas and practical suggestions to theorists, practitioners, and policy makers alike.
?Gary D Fenstermacher, professor of education, University of Arizona
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780787901660
SKU
V9780787901660
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99-50
About Roger Soder
ROGER SODER is associate director of the Center for Educational Renewal at the University of Washington and vice president of the indepAndent Institute for Educational Inquiry. He is coeditor (with John I. Goodlad and Kenneth A. Sirotnik) of The Moral Dimensions of Teaching (Jossey-Bass, 1990) and Places Where Teachers Are Taught (Jossey-Bass, 1990).
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