Masamichi Ueno

Democratic Education and the Public Sphere

Towards John Dewey's theory of aesthetic experience

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Produktbeschreibung

This book considers John Dewey's philosophy of democratic education and his theory of public sphere from the perspective of the reconstruction and redefinition of the dominant liberalist movement. Focusing on Dewey's theory of aesthetic education as an origin of the construction of public sphere, chapters explore his art education practices and involvement in the Barnes Foundation of Philadelphia, clarifying the process of school reform based on democratic practice.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 182
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. August 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781138832824
• ISBN-10: 1138832820
• Artikelnr.: 42201223

Autorenporträt

Masamichi Ueno is Professor of Education at Daito Bunka University, Japan, Visiting Professor at Shandong Normal University, University of Jinan and Northwest University, China and President of the Institute of East Asian Education.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue: A perspective to democratic education and the public sphere. 1.
Democracy and the Public Sphere: A critique of liberalism and its politics.
2. Creating Dialogical Communities in Schools: Education and politics. 3.
Education, Democracy, and the Public Sphere: The transformation of
liberalism. 4. Education for a Changing Society: Schools as agencies of
public action. 5. Bridging Aesthetic Experience and the Public Sphere. 6.
Education through Art and Democracy: Dewey's art education project at the
Barnes Foundation. 7. Education for Democracy and Civil Liberties.
Epilogue: Democratic education and the public sphere: Towards Dewey's
theory of aesthetic experience