John Dewey's Democracy and Education in an Era , Gordon, English..

Taylor & Francis

John Dewey's Democracy and Education in an Era of GlobalizationAuthor(s): Mordechai Gordon, Andrea R. English\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367530785, 978-0367530785\nSynopsis\n2016 marked the hundred-year anniversary of John Deweys seminal work Democracy and Education. This centennial presented philosophers and educators with an opportunity to reexamine and evaluate its impact on various aspects of education in democratic societies. This volume brings together some of the leading scholars on John Dewey and education from around the world in order to reflect on the legacy of Democracy and Education, and, more generally, to consider the influence of Deweys ideas on education in the twenty-first century. John Deweys Democracy and Education in an Era of Globalization is unique in that it explores some important tensions and relationships among Deweys ideas on democracy, education, and human flourishing in an era.