1st Edition
Progressive Reading Education in America Teaching Toward Social Justice
By Patrick Shannon
Copyright 2017
150 Pages
by
Routledge
150 Pages
by
Routledge
150 Pages
by
Routledge
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Through firsthand accounts of classroom practices, this new book ties 130 years of progressive education to social justice work. Based on their commitments to the principle of the equal moral worth of all people, progressive teachers have challenged the obstacles of schooling that prevent some people from participating as full partners in social life in and out of the classroom and have... Read more
Contents
Preface: The Struggle
Chapter 1: Introduction – then and now
Chapter 2: Intellectual Roots
Chapter 3: The Quincy Method in Context
Chapter 4: John Dewey and the Schools of Tomorrow
Chapter 5: Self and Society
Chapter 6: All In
Chapter 7: Variations on a Theme
Chapter 8: Conclusion - to Continue
References
Index
Biography
Patrick Shannon is a Distinguished Professor of Education, Pennsylvania State University, USA. He is an elected member of the Reading Hall of Fame.
