Addressing Social Issues in the Classroom and Beyond : The Pedagogical Efforts of Pioneers in the Field

by Totten, Samuel; Pedersen, Jon E.

• ISBN13: 9781593115678
• ISBN10: 1593115679
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-04-30
• Publisher: Information Age Pub Inc

Table of Contents

John Dewey and social action	p. 1
George S. Counts and social issues	p. 31
Harold Rugg : apostle of the modern social studies curriculum	p. 49
H. Gordon Hullfish : teacher, reflective thinker, democratic defender	p. 71
Jesse H. Newlon and education for democratic citizenship	p. 81
A rebellious Jersey girl : Rachel Davis DuBois, intercultural education pioneer	p. 99
"Take a walk around yourself" : diversity and equity in the work of Alice Miel	p. 117
Alan F. Griffin : role model for the reflective study of modern problems	p. 135
Shirley H. Engle : a persistent voice for issues centered education	p. 159
Maurice P. Hunt : activist teacher, scholar, collaborator	p. 187
Imagining the future : Theodore Brameld on the frontiers of multicultural education	p. 201
Educating for life in a democracy : the life and work of Richard E. Gross	p. 221
Lawrence E. Metcalf : in the right place at the right time	p. 235
Paul DeHart Hurd : staying the course for 72 years	p. 253
Donald Oliver : the search for democratic community	p. 267
E. Joseph Piel : the making of a risk taker in academia	p. 291
Maxine Greene : "wide-awakeness" as a prerequisite for moral vigilance and action	p. 307
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