Education and Democracy: The Meaning of Alexander Meiklejohn, 1872–1964Univ of Wisconsin Press, 2009 M03 11 - 440 pages This definitive biography of the charismatic Alexander Meiklejohn tracks his turbulent career as an educational innovator at Brown University, Amherst College, and Wisconsin’s “Experimental College” in the early twentieth century and his later work as a civil libertarian in the Joe McCarthy era. The central question Meiklejohn asked throughout his life’s work remains essential today: How can education teach citizens to be free? |
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... president of Amherst College , 1912 Alexander Meiklejohn as president of Amherst College , ca. 1912 Alexander Meiklejohn at his desk in the president's office at Amherst College , ca. 1913 33333 30 36 38 66 68 2883 62 70 Kenneth ...
... president of Amherst College , 1912 Alexander Meiklejohn as president of Amherst College , ca. 1912 Alexander Meiklejohn at his desk in the president's office at Amherst College , ca. 1913 33333 30 36 38 66 68 2883 62 70 Kenneth ...
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... president , and John Meiklejohn volunteered as secretary.26 Alexander himself was a ex- cellent cricketer , whose abilities contributed to victories for the Dunnell mill amateur team as well as for the Pawtucket high school club team.27 ...
... president , and John Meiklejohn volunteered as secretary.26 Alexander himself was a ex- cellent cricketer , whose abilities contributed to victories for the Dunnell mill amateur team as well as for the Pawtucket high school club team.27 ...
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... president of Denison University in Ohio , he had returned to his alma mater as a professor of history and economics . In 1889 , after a year at Cornell , he accepted a nomination to become Brown's eighth president . Only forty - five ...
... president of Denison University in Ohio , he had returned to his alma mater as a professor of history and economics . In 1889 , after a year at Cornell , he accepted a nomination to become Brown's eighth president . Only forty - five ...
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... President Andrews's establishment of new programs in mechanical engineering as well as political and social science was not surprising given the proliferation of technological breakthroughs at the time. Only a few years earlier, Thomas ...
... President Andrews's establishment of new programs in mechanical engineering as well as political and social science was not surprising given the proliferation of technological breakthroughs at the time. Only a few years earlier, Thomas ...
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... President Andrews himself , who had also studied in Germany and who , like most college presidents in the nineteenth century , doubled as professor of moral philosophy . In 1892 , Brown's philosophy department added James Seth , a ...
... President Andrews himself , who had also studied in Germany and who , like most college presidents in the nineteenth century , doubled as professor of moral philosophy . In 1892 , Brown's philosophy department added James Seth , a ...
Contents
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To Whom Are We Responsible? 19201924 | 97 |
A New College with a New Idea 19251928 | 133 |
A Most Lamentable Comedy 19291932 | 165 |
A Fresh Start 19331940 | 199 |
A Reply to John Dewey 19411947 | 233 |
What Does the First Amendment Mean? 19481954 | 263 |
The Faith of a Free Man 19551964 | 296 |
Education and the Democratic IdealThe Meaning of Alexander Meiklejohn | 329 |
Notes | 337 |
Bibliography and Suggestions for Further Reading | 391 |
Index | 403 |
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