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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Roger Soder (University of Washington, Seattle) , John I. Goodlad (Institute of Educational Inquiry) , Timothy J. McMannon (Highline Community College, Midway, Washington)Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc Imprint: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S. Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.70cm Weight: 0.463kg ISBN: 9780787956851ISBN 10: 0787956856 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 14 March 2001 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviews(Adam Urbanski, president, Rochester (N.Y.) Teachers Association, and a vice president of the American Federation of Teachers) -This is the one book on education to read now. Provocative essays launch critical issues that are widely ignored in the standard education reform' and character education' literatures. John Goodlad and his colleagues continue to push the boundaries of what it can mean to have public schools in democracy. Ecological understanding is brought, at last, to the forefront of thinking about education such that democratic character and our tenuous democratic experiment cannot be comprehended without it.- (Walter Parker, professor of education, University of Washington) -Thoughtful and thought provoking, Developing Democratic Character in the Young reminds us that one of the most important reasons for public education is to preserve and strengthen our democracy.- (Anne L. Bryant, executive director, National School Boards Association) -'Freedom can be won, but democracy must be learned' is an often-heard lament among patriots in the newly independent former communist states in Eastern Europe. By the same logic, maintaining democracy also hinges on learning and our public schools. Developing Democratic Character in the Young points to promising directions for achieving the key mission of America's society and public schools.- (Adam Urbanski, president, Rochester (N.Y.) Teachers Association, and a vice president of the American Federation of Teachers) This is the one book on education to read now. Provocative essays launch critical issues that are widely ignored in the standard education reform' and character education' literatures. John Goodlad and his colleagues continue to push the boundaries of what it can mean to have public schools in democracy. Ecological understanding is brought, at last, to the forefront of thinking about education such that democratic character and our tenuous democratic experiment cannot be comprehended without it. (Walter Parker, professor of education, University of Washington) Thoughtful and thought provoking, Developing Democratic Character in the Young reminds us that one of the most important reasons for public education is to preserve and strengthen our democracy. (Anne L. Bryant, executive director, National School Boards Association) 'Freedom can be won, but democracy must be learned' is an often-heard lament among patriots in the newly independent former communist states in Eastern Europe. By the same logic, maintaining democracy also hinges on learning and our public schools. Developing Democratic Character in the Young points to promising directions for achieving the key mission of America's society and public schools. (Adam Urbanski, president, Rochester (N.Y.) Teachers Association, and a vice president of the American Federation of Teachers) This is the one book on education to read now. Provocative essays launch critical issues that are widely ignored in the standard education reform' and character education' literatures. John Goodlad and his colleagues continue to push the boundaries of what it can mean to have public schools in democracy. Ecological understanding is brought, at last, to the forefront of thinking about education such that democratic character and our tenuous democratic experiment cannot be comprehended without it. (Walter Parker, professor of education, University of Washington) <br> Thoughtful and thought provoking, Developing Democratic Character in the Young reminds us that one of the most important reasons for public education is to preserve and strengthen our democracy. (Anne L. Bryant, executive director, National School Boards Association) <br> 'Freedom can be won, but democracy must be learned' is an often-heard lament among patriots in the newly independent former communist states i This is the one book on education to read now. Provocative essays launch critical issues that are widely ignored in the standard education reform' and character education' literatures. John Goodlad and his colleagues continue to push the boundaries of what it can mean to have public schools in democracy. Ecological understanding is brought, at last, to the forefront of thinking about education such that democratic character and our tenuous democratic experiment cannot be comprehended without it. (Walter Parker, professor of education, University of Washington) <br> Thoughtful and thought provoking, Developing Democratic Character in the Young reminds us that one of the most important reasons for public education is to preserve and strengthen our democracy. (Anne L. Bryant, executive director, National School Boards Association) <br> 'Freedom can be won, but democracy must be learned' is an often-heard lament among patriots in the newly independent former communist states in Ea Author InformationROGER SODER is senior associate of the Center for Educational Renewal at the University of Washington and vice president of the Institute for Educational Inquiry in Seattle. JOHN I. GOODLAD is president of the Institute for Educational Inquiry and professor emeritus of the University of Washington. TIMOTHY J. MCMANNON is an instructor at Highline Community College, and senior associate at the Institute for Educational Inquiry. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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