Education and Democracy in the 21st Century

by Nel Noddings

Book Overview

Eminent educational philosopher Nel Noddings draws on John Dewey's foundational work to reimagine education's aims and curriculum for the 21st century. Noddings looks at education as a multi-aim enterprise in which schools must address needs in all three domains of life: home and family, occupational, and civic. She raises critical questions about the current enthusiasm for standardization, the search for "one-best-way" solutions, and the practice...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807753963
• ISBN13: 9780807753965
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"