Walter Feinberg

Educating for Democracy

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"In our world of unceasing turmoil and conflict, an informed, educated citizenry is the first and strongest line of defence against tyranny and for democratic renewal. Educating for Democracy shows how students can be prepared for the responsibilities of "the most important office in a democracy" - that of a citizen"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 426g
• ISBN-13: 9781009219273
• ISBN-10: 1009219278
• Artikelnr.: 66822875

Autorenporträt

Walter Feinberg is Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois, USA. He is a recipient of The Lifetime Achievement Award from the Dewey Society and is known for his work on democracy and education. He has served as President of the Philosophy of Education Society and The American Educational Studies Association.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Citizen: the most important office in a democracy
2. Educating for the office of citizen
3. Reflection as an educational aim of the new patriot
4. The humanities: habits of commitment and self reflection
5. The humanities: interpretation, judgement, and the evolution of national narratives
6. STEM and the democratic aims of mathematics education
7. STEM and the democratic aims of science education
8. The expressive curriculum
9. Democratic education and moral growth.