Democracies Always in the Making: Historical and Current Philosophical Issues for Education - Softcover

Thayer-Bacon, Barbara J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1610489292 ISBN 13: 9781610489294

Publisher: R&L Education, 2013

Synopsis

Democracies Always in the Making develops Barbara Thayer-Bacon’s relational and pluralistic democratic theory, as well as translates that socio-political philosophical theory into educational theory and recommendations for school reform in American public schools. John Dewey warned us long ago that a nation cannot hope to be a democracy someday without paying attention to how it educates its young future citizens. Democracy is a goal, an ideal which we must continually strive for that can guide us in our decision-making, as we continue to live in a world that is unpredictable, flawed, and limited in terms of its resources.

There are key political philosophers of education who we can turn to for help. They offer us important ideas that will help us re-check our assumptions and critique our daily practice. Existing school models also offer us important examples of how to structure schools as well as various methodologies and curriculum that we can elect to use to help us move closer to the ideal of a democracy.

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About the Author

Barbara J. Thayer-Bacon is professor of philosophy of education in the Cultural Studies of Education masters program and the Learning Environments and Educational Studies doctoral program at the University of Tennessee. Her primary research areas as a philosopher of education are pragmatism, feminist theory and pedagogy, and cultural studies in education.

Edition details

• Publisher: R&L Education
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1610489292
• ISBN 13: 9781610489294
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 182