书目名称 | Jefferson’s Revolutionary Theory and the Reconstruction of Educational Purpose |
编辑 | Kerry T. Burch |
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概述 | Provides an in-depth examination of Thomas Jefferson’s revolutionary theory in its 18th and early 19th century contexts.Comprehensively elaborates Jefferson’s role in developing an ideological rationa |
丛书名称 | The Cultural and Social Foundations of Education |
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描述 | .This book newly interprets the educational implications of Thomas Jefferson’s revolutionary thought. In an age where American democracy is imperilled and the civic purposes of schooling eviscerated, Burch turns to Jefferson to help bring to life the values and principles that must be recovered in order for Americans to transcend the narrow purposes of education prescribed by today’s neoliberal paradigm. The author argues that critical engagement with the most radical dimensions of Jefferson’s educational philosophy can establish a rational basis upon which to re-establish the civic purposes of public education. Bracketing the defining features of Jefferson‘s theory throughout each of the chapters, the author illuminates the deficiencies of the dominant educational paradigm, and charts a new path forward for its progressive renewal.. |
出版日期 | Book 2020 |
关键词 | Thomas Jefferson; US educational history; revolutionary theory; democratic education; curricular reform; |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45763-1 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-45765-5 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-030-45763-1Series ISSN 2946-2177 Series E-ISSN 2946-2185 |
issn_series | 2946-2177 |
copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerl |