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    A Companion to John Dewey's "Democracy and Education"

     
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    A Companion to John Dewey's "Democracy and Education"

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    This year marks the centenary publication of John Dewey's magnum opus, Democracy and Education. Despite its profound importance as a foundational text in education, it is notoriously difficult and--dare we say it--a little dry. In this charming and often funny companion, noted philosopher of education D. C. Phillips goes chapter by chapter to bring Dewey to a twenty-first-century audience. Drawing on over fifty years of thinking about this book--and on his own experiences as an educator--he lends it renewed clarity and a personal touch that proves its lasting importance.             Phillips bridges several critical pitfalls of Democracy and Education that often prevent contemporary readers from fully understanding it. Where Dewey sorely needs a detailed example to illustrate a point--and the times are many--Phillips steps in, presenting cases from his own classroom experiences. Where Dewey casually refers to the works of people like Hegel, Herbart, and Locke--common knowledge, apparently, in 1916--Phillips fills in the necessary background. And where Dewey gets convoluted or is even flat-out wrong, Phillips does what few other scholars would do: he takes Dewey to task. The result is a lively accompaniment that helps us celebrate and be enriched by some of the most important ideas ever offered in education.  

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    EAN/ISBN:
    9780226408378
    Medium:
    Paperback
    Number of pages:
    206
    Publication date:
    2016-12-19
    Publisher:
    University of Chicago Press
    EAN/ISBN:
    9780226408378
    Medium:
    Paperback
    Number of pages:
    206
    Publication date:
    2016-12-19
    Publisher:
    University of Chicago Press

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