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Democracy's Midwife
Jack Crittenden
其他書名
An Education in Deliberation
出版Lexington Books, 2002
主題Education / HistoryEducation / LeadershipEducation / Educational Policy & Reform / GeneralPhilosophy / Free Will & DeterminismPolitical Science / Civics & CitizenshipPolitical Science / Political Ideologies / DemocracyPolitical Science / Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism
ISBN07391032969780739103296
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=7crKen-nTvEC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.