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Changing Schools: Progressive Education Theory and Practice, 1930-1960
Arthur Zilversmit
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Description for Changing Schools: Progressive Education Theory and Practice, 1930-1960
Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages, 18 halftones, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
Nearly one hundred years ago America's foremost philosopher of education, John Dewey, set in motion the progressive education movement—an effort to enhance both child and community by establishing schools that would focus on the needs and interests of children, thereby turning out more productive citizens. To what degree did these ideas actually change the day-to-day lives of school children? What can the progressive education movement teach us about the conditions that facilitate and impede the implementation of new ideas about schools?
Through a focus on actual classroom practices in several school systems in the Chicago area, Zilversmit examines ... Read more
Nearly one hundred years ago America's foremost philosopher of education, John Dewey, set in motion the progressive education movement—an effort to enhance both child and community by establishing schools that would focus on the needs and interests of children, thereby turning out more productive citizens. To what degree did these ideas actually change the day-to-day lives of school children? What can the progressive education movement teach us about the conditions that facilitate and impede the implementation of new ideas about schools?
Through a focus on actual classroom practices in several school systems in the Chicago area, Zilversmit examines ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226983301
SKU
V9780226983301
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