Witnessing the Hopes and Failures of Democratic Education -- Translation Series of Influence Education Theory

Author: Ferestone
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: This book is a collection of papers published by the author from the late 1960s to the early 2000s, serving as an anthology of essays on American democratic education. It focuses on the various practical activities and school education reforms carried out by the United States in its pursuit of the idea of educational democracy. Several articles in the book were written by the author while he served as an editor for The New Republic magazine in the 1960s and 1970s, while the more recent essays reflect his experiences teaching at Michigan State University. Some articles also discuss the educational philosophies of Dewey and Rousseau, urban schools in the United States, civil rights, and the work of the teachers the author admires.