Minding American Education: Reclaiming the Tradition of Active Learning

Minding American Education: Reclaiming the Tradition of Active Learning
ISBN-10
0807743526
ISBN-13
9780807743522
Category
Education
Pages
182
Language
English
Published
2003-01-01
Publisher
Teachers College Press
Author
Martin Bickman

Description

This book presents an antidote to the self-destructive war between educational conservatives and progressives, arguing that each has only part of the solution in what should be a productive dialectic between experience and concepts--Outlines the rich tradition of educational thought we have already created in this country, suggesting ways to apply it to our current reform efforts--Provides a new paradigm for re-conceptualizing our educational past, urging us to move in the direction of our best and most characteristic literary and philosophical thinkers--Critiques the usual academic discourse on education and suggests alternatives through his lively and direct style.

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