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A Companion to John Dewey's "Democracy and Education"
D. C. Phillips
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Description for A Companion to John Dewey's "Democracy and Education"
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226408378
SKU
V9780226408378
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About D. C. Phillips
D. C. Phillips is professor emeritus of education and philosophy at Stanford University, where he has also served as associate dean and interim dean of the Graduate School of Education. He is the author or editor of many books including, most recently, the Encyclopedia of Educational Theory and Philosophy.
Reviews for A Companion to John Dewey's "Democracy and Education"
Eminently readable and engaging (unlike Dewey, at least for many first-time readers). It is comprehensive, covering all twenty-six chapters of Democracy and Education. It is critical when it senses Dewey's theses and arguments need more work or are obscure or just plain incomprehensible. And it provides suggestions for further thought. . . . I imagine the book to be the ... Read more