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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... issues, in- cluding the nature of knowledge and intelligence, the cultural construc- tion of identity and language, the implications of power and authority in the classroom, and the very possibility of “progressive” social reform. In ...
... issues, in- cluding the nature of knowledge and intelligence, the cultural construc- tion of identity and language, the implications of power and authority in the classroom, and the very possibility of “progressive” social reform. In ...
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... young ad- mirer, Margarete, the scene Meiklejohn chose to interpret raised the issue of the universality of religious belief. “In the scene before us,” Meikle- john told his audience , “ the lovers , seated 26 providence, 1872–1911.
... young ad- mirer, Margarete, the scene Meiklejohn chose to interpret raised the issue of the universality of religious belief. “In the scene before us,” Meikle- john told his audience , “ the lovers , seated 26 providence, 1872–1911.
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... issues as baseball , fraternities , drinking , and girls.13 With his rimless spectacles perched high on his nar- row nose , his starched collar buttoned tightly around his thin neck , and his impeccable cravats tucked neatly inside ...
... issues as baseball , fraternities , drinking , and girls.13 With his rimless spectacles perched high on his nar- row nose , his starched collar buttoned tightly around his thin neck , and his impeccable cravats tucked neatly inside ...
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... issue. Even if a majority of athletes broke the an- tiprofessional rule, he maintained, it was still a virtuous rule, and as such, it was deserving of the university's heartiest support. As Meiklejohn's fel- low dissenter, Professor ...
... issue. Even if a majority of athletes broke the an- tiprofessional rule, he maintained, it was still a virtuous rule, and as such, it was deserving of the university's heartiest support. As Meiklejohn's fel- low dissenter, Professor ...
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... Issue after issue has been settled in this fashion,” the Tran- script said.57 While some viewed Meiklejohn's college meetings as an oc- casion for personal coercive authority, most realized that they provided a forum for collective ...
... Issue after issue has been settled in this fashion,” the Tran- script said.57 While some viewed Meiklejohn's college meetings as an oc- casion for personal coercive authority, most realized that they provided a forum for collective ...
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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