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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... School of Social Stud- ies , adviser to St. John's College in Annapolis , delegate to UNESCO , and prominent interpreter of the First Amendment , Alexander Meiklejohn made a profound and meaningful contribution to the theory and ...
... School of Social Stud- ies , adviser to St. John's College in Annapolis , delegate to UNESCO , and prominent interpreter of the First Amendment , Alexander Meiklejohn made a profound and meaningful contribution to the theory and ...
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... school and gave me time to finish my the- sis when I should have been doing research for him. To these professors and others who remain unnamed, I owe a profound debt of gratitude. The writing of this book would certainly not have been ...
... school and gave me time to finish my the- sis when I should have been doing research for him. To these professors and others who remain unnamed, I owe a profound debt of gratitude. The writing of this book would certainly not have been ...
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... school club team.27 Years later , the Providence Journal - Bulletin described Meiklejohn's expert and proven bowling technique : “ With an easy delivery , he bowled at medium pace and relied on pitch , change of pace , and variation in ...
... school club team.27 Years later , the Providence Journal - Bulletin described Meiklejohn's expert and proven bowling technique : “ With an easy delivery , he bowled at medium pace and relied on pitch , change of pace , and variation in ...
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... school composition titled “ Foreign Immigration , ” he openly wondered why native - born Americans failed to ... school full time . After a year at the Grove Street Elementary School in 1884 , he entered Pawtucket Public High School and ...
... school composition titled “ Foreign Immigration , ” he openly wondered why native - born Americans failed to ... school full time . After a year at the Grove Street Elementary School in 1884 , he entered Pawtucket Public High School and ...
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... school course announcement for 1888, Pawtucket's classical course was “sufficient to admit a pupil to Harvard, Yale ... School boys to attend.”32 In 1889 , Meiklejohn graduated first in his high school 12 providence, 1872–1911.
... school course announcement for 1888, Pawtucket's classical course was “sufficient to admit a pupil to Harvard, Yale ... School boys to attend.”32 In 1889 , Meiklejohn graduated first in his high school 12 providence, 1872–1911.
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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