Education and Democracy in the 21st Century - Softcover

Nel Noddings

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807753963 ISBN 13: 9780807753965

Publisher: Teachers College Press, 2013

Synopsis

Eminent educational philosopher Nel Noddings draws on John Dewey's foundational work to reimagine education's aims and curriculum for the 21st century. Noddings looks at education as a multi-aim enterprise in which schools must address needs in all three domains of life: home and family, occupational, and civic. She raises critical questions about the current enthusiasm for standardisation, the search for ''one-best-way'' solutions, and the practice of maintaining a sharp separation between the disciplines. Comprehensive in its scope, chapters examine the liberal arts curriculum, vocational education, restructuring secondary school, extracurricular activities, national and global citizenship, critical thinking, and moral education.<br><br>Noddings argues that we must find ways to preserve our commitment to democratic values while adapting to the societal changes that have occurred since Dewey wrote <em>Democracy and Education</em> almost a century ago. She urges not only a critical appraisal of current practice but also a cooperative and imaginative exploration of the future.

About this title

About the Author:

<strong>Nel Noddings</strong> is Lee Jacks Professor of Education, Emerita, at Stanford University, USA. She is a past president of the National Academy of Education, the Philosophy of Education Society, and the John Dewey Society. Her books include <em>When School Reform Goes Wrong, The Challenge to Care in Schools, Educating Citizens for Global Awareness, Educating for Intelligent Belief or Unbelief,</em> and <em>Educating Moral People.</em>

About this edition

• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0807753963
• ISBN 13: 9780807753965
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192