Democracy's Midwife: An Education in DeliberationLexington Books, 2002 - 248 páginas The philosopher-educator John Dewey wrote that 'Democracy has to be born anew every generation, and education is its midwife.' In an America where every vote--though considered equally--counts for very little, Democracy's Midwife offers the vision of a new kind of democratic system: a deliberative democracy energized by an educated citizenry. Jack Crittenden's excellent new study looks behind the modern democratic rhetoric to reveal a system of government that excludes citizens from participating directly in decision-making. The book combines a thorough examination of the theoretical underpinnings of democratic education with radical solutions for the overhaul of a system of civic education dating back to the Founding Fathers. Democracy's Midwife is both a denunciation of an education system that has failed to prepare future citizens for participation in public life and a timely blueprint for the creation of a civic-minded electorate prepared for the responsibility of self-government. |
Índice
The Rise of Liberal Democracy | 13 |
Liberalism and Autonomy | 35 |
Autonomy and Deliberative Democracy | 57 |
Civic Education | 83 |
Critical Thinking The Core across the Curriculum | 119 |
Reform Schools Implementing the Democratic Curriculum | 157 |
Epilogue | 207 |
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