Download or read book Educational Freedom for a Democratic Society written by Ron Miller and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Goals 2000 and other standards-setting initiatives represent a massive shift of educational authority from families and local communities to federal and state bureaucracies, from teachers and learners to commissions of "experts" and policymakers. They replace intellectual freedom and cultural diversity with a narrow, economy-driven vision of standardization and uniformity. How will this shift affect local school districts and their professional staffs? How will it affect private schools, parents, students, and the civic life of local communities. "Educational Freedom for a Democratic Society" provides a comprehensive analysis of these questions and offers educators and citizens a vital reminder that genuine educational freedom is crucial to the health of a democratic society. -- From publisher's description.
Download or read book Democracy and Education written by John Dewey and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 1916 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: . Renewal of Life by Transmission. The most notable distinction between living and inanimate things is that the former maintain themselves by renewal. A stone when struck resists. If its resistance is greater than the force of the blow struck, it remains outwardly unchanged. Otherwise, it is shattered into smaller bits. Never does the stone attempt to react in such a way that it may maintain itself against the blow, much less so as to render the blow a contributing factor to its own continued action. While the living thing may easily be crushed by superior force, it none the less tries to turn the energies which act upon it into means of its own further existence. If it cannot do so, it does not just split into smaller pieces (at least in the higher forms of life), but loses its identity as a living thing. As long as it endures, it struggles to use surrounding energies in its own behalf. It uses light, air, moisture, and the material of soil. To say that it uses them is to say that it turns them into means of its own conservation. As long as it is growing, the energy it expends in thus turning the environment to account is more than compensated for by the return it gets: it grows. Understanding the word "control" in this sense, it may be said that a living being is one that subjugates and controls for its own continued activity the energies that would otherwise use it up. Life is a self-renewing process through action upon the environment.
Download or read book Educational Freedom and Democracy written by John Dewey Society and published by Westport, Conn : Greenwood Press. This book was released on 1972 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Academic Freedom Institutional Autonomy and the Future of Democracy written by COUNCIL OF EUROPE. and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-19 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Academic freedom and institutional autonomy are essential for universities to produce the research and teaching necessary to improve society and the human condition. Academic freedom and institutional autonomy are increasingly important components of the development of democracy. At the same time, these fundamental democratic values are subject to pressure in many countries. The relationship between academic freedom, institutional autonomy and democracy is fundamental: it is barely conceivable that they could exist in a society not based on democratic principles, and democracy is enriched when higher education institutions operate on this basis. Higher education institutions need to be imbued with democratic culture and that, in turn, helps to promote democratic values in the wider society. None of these issues are simple and the lines between legitimacy and illegitimacy are sometimes hard to discern, as is illustrated by perspectives from Europe, North America, Asia, Australia and the Mediterranean region.
Download or read book Free Schools Free People written by Ron Miller and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2002-07-18 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first historical account of the free school movement of the 1960s.
Download or read book Educational Freedom and Democracy written by Harold Alberty and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Free Schools Free People written by Ron Miller and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2002-07-17 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first historical account of the free school movement of the 1960s.
Download or read book The Freedom to Read written by American Library Association and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Educating for Democracy in a Changing World written by Stephen M. Fain and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2007 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Textbook
Download or read book Educational Freedom and the Case for Government Aid to Students in Independent Schools written by Daniel D. McGarry and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pedagogy of Freedom written by Paulo Freire and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2000-12-13 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book displays the striking creativity and profound insight that characterized Freire's work to the very end of his life-an uplifting and provocative exploration not only for educators, but also for all that learn and live.
Download or read book Democratic Education written by Amy Gutmann and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1999-03-29 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking classic that lays out and defends a democratic theory of education Who should have the authority to shape the education of citizens in a democracy? This is the central question posed by Amy Gutmann in the first book-length study of the democratic theory of education. The author tackles a wide range of issues, from the democratic case against book banning to the role of teachers' unions in education, as well as the vexed questions of public support for private schools and affirmative action in college admissions.
Download or read book Wheels in the Head written by Joel H. Spring and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forlagets beskrivelse: In this popular text, Joel Spring provocatively analyzes the ideas of traditional and non-traditional philosophers, from Plato to Paulo Freire, regarding the contribution of education to the creation of a democratic society. Each section focuses on an important theme: "Autocratic and Democratic Forms of Education;" "Dissenting Traditions in Education;" "The Politics of Culture;" "The Politics of Gender;" and "Education and Human Rights." This edition features a special emphasis on human rights education. Spring advocates a legally binding right to an education that includes an education in human rights. His argument is that until schools are required to fulfill a duty to protect human rights and teach others to protect human rights, government-operated schools will remain authoritarian rather than democratic institutions
Download or read book Free Children and Democratic Schools written by Rosemary Chamberlin and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book attempts to relate a theory of liberty to the practice of education, and to work out the implications of beliefs about freedom for our schools and classrooms. The author makes a plea for greater respect for children and argues for greater democracy in education.
Download or read book Academic Freedom in the Post 9 11 Era written by E. Carvalho and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-11-14 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Academic freedom has been a principle that undergirds the university since 1915. Beyond this, it also protects a spirit of free inquiry essential to a democratic society. But in the post-9/11 present, the basic principles of academic freedom have been deeply challenged. There have been many startling instances where the rhetoric of national security and terror, corporate interests, and privatization have cast a pall over the terrain of academic freedom. In the post-9/11 university, professors face job loss or tenure denial for speaking against state power, while their students pay more tuition and fall deeper in debt. This timely collection features an impressive assembly of the nation s leading intellectuals, addressing some of the most urgent issues facing higher education in the United States today. Spanning a wide array of disciplinary fields, Academic Freedom in the Post-9/11 Era seeks to intervene on the economic and political crises that are compromising the future of our educational institutions.
Download or read book The Democratic Legacy Basis for Freedom written by Virginia. Division of Secondary Education. History, Government, and Geography Service and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Academic freedom institutional autonomy and the future of democracy written by Sjur Bergan and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Academic freedom and institutional autonomy are essential for universities to produce the research and teaching necessary to improve society and the human condition. Academic freedom and institutional autonomy are increasingly important components of the development of democracy. At the same time, these fundamental democratic values are subject to pressure in many countries. The relationship between academic freedom, institutional autonomy and democracy is fundamental: it is barely conceivable that they could exist in a society not based on democratic principles, and democracy is enriched when higher education institutions operate on this basis. Higher education institutions need to be imbued with democratic culture and that, in turn, helps to promote democratic values in the wider society. None of these issues are simple and the lines between legitimacy and illegitimacy are sometimes hard to discern, as is illustrated by perspectives from Europe, North America, Asia, Australia and the Mediterranean region.
