Education and democracy : the meaning of Alexander Meiklejohn, 1872-1964 / / Adam R. Nelson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910955139003321
• Autore: Nelson Adam R
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press, c2001
• ISBN: 9786612268991; 9780299171438; 0299171434; 9781282268999; 1282268996
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (438 p.)
• Disciplina: 370/.92 B
• Soggetti: Education, Humanistic - United States - History - 20th century; Educators - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-402) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface: Meiklejohn, Socrates, and the Paradox of Democratic Education -- Acknowledgments -- PROVIDENCE, 1872-1911 -- 1. "A Voyage across the Atlantic" and "Kant's Ethics," 1872-1899 -- 2. "College Education and the Moral Ideal," 1900-1911 -- AMHERST, 1912-1924 -- 3. "The College as Critic," 1912-1919 -- 4. "To Whom Are We Responsible?" 1920-1924 -- MADISON, 1925-1932 -- 5. "A New College with a New Idea," 1925-1928 -- 6. "A Most Lamentable Comedy," 1929-1932 -- BERKELEY, 1933-1947 -- 7. "Adult Education: A Fresh Start," 1933-1940 -- 8. "A Reply to John Dewey," 1941-1947 -- BERKELEY, 1948-1964 -- 9. "What Does the First Amendment Mean?" 1948-1954 -- 10. "The Faith of a Free Man," 1955-1964 -- Afterword: Education and the Democratic Ideal-The Meaning of Alexander Meiklejohn -- Notes -- Bibliography and Suggestions for Further Reading -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This definitive biography of the charismatic Alexander Meiklejohn tracks his turbulent career as an educational innovator at Brown University, Amherst College, and Wisconsin's "Experimental College" in the early twentieth century and his later work as a civil libertarian in the ; Joe McCarthy era.