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Autore |
Burch Kerry T |
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Titolo |
Jefferson’s Revolutionary Theory and the Reconstruction of Educational Purpose / / by Kerry T. Burch |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2020.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (viii, 201 pages) |
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Collana |
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The Cultural and Social Foundations of Education |
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Soggetti |
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Education - Philosophy |
Education - History |
United States - History |
Educational Philosophy |
History of Education |
US History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Introduction -- 2. Educationalizing Jefferson's Revolutionary Thought -- 3. 20th Century Jeffersonian Intervention: John Dewey on the Predicaments of American Democracy -- 4. Reading George S. Counts's "A Call to the Teachers of the Nation" as a Jeffersonian Text -- 5. To Protest Against Standing Armies -- 6. Freedom from Monopolies -- 7. An Education Amendment -- 8. Crystallizing the Educational Implications of Jefferson's Revolutionary Theory -- 9. Reimagining Educational Purpose Through Jeffersonian Categories -- 10. Jeffersonian Directions in Curricular Renovation. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book newly interprets the educational implications of Thomas Jefferson’s revolutionary thought. In an age where American democracy is imperilled and the civic purposes of schooling eviscerated, Burch turns to Jefferson to help bring to life the values and principles that must be recovered in order for Americans to transcend the narrow purposes of education prescribed by today’s neoliberal paradigm. The author argues that critical engagement with the most radical |
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