A Companion to John Dewey's Democracy and Education

by D.C. Phillips

Book Overview

This year marks the centenary publication of John Dewey's magnum opus, Democracy and Education. Despite its profound importance as a foundational text in education, it is notoriously difficult and--dare we say it--a little dry. In this charming and often funny companion, noted philosopher of education D. C. Phillips goes chapter by chapter to bring Dewey to a twenty-first-century audience. Drawing on over fifty years of thinking about this...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022640823X
• ISBN13: 9780226408231
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.6"