Dewey's Democracy and Education Revisited focuses on democratic schools/democratic education and the work of teacher and leader practitioners in the new millennium, taking into consideration the complex and dynamic nature of preparing leadersfor changing roles in schools amidst the challenges of standards and accountability, the No Child Left Behind Act, licensure/certification issues, increasing diversity, issues of social justice, shifting demographics, and the myriad of social issues thatmake democratic leadership necessary. The book presents a collection of contemporary discourses that reconsider the relationship of democracy as a political ideology and American ideal (i.e., Dewey's progressivist ideas) and education as the foundation ofpreparing democratic citizens in America. Jenlink takes the reader into a reflective and critical examination of Dewey's ideas on democratic education, set forth in the classic philosophy text, Democracy and Education. Each chapter draws the readerinto a discussion of the salient and relevant points Dewey argued, and juxtaposes Dewey's points with the issues challenging educators today, in particular focusing on the challenge of fostering democratic education and leadership for America's schools.

Author: JENLINK, PATRICK M
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Dewey's Democracy and Education Revisited
Pages: 00418 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2009-04-16
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781607091240
Lib Category: Educational leadership - United States
Lib Category: Education - Aims and objectives -
Category: Education : Aims & Objectives
Category: Education : Leadership