TWO AMERICAS
Subtitle: Liberal Education & the Crisis of Democracy
By: Stephen Rowe
Contributors: Rowe, Stephen C., 1945- author
Series: Toward ecological civilization series -- volume XVI; Toward ecological civilization series -- v. 16
Publisher: Process Century Press
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Anoka, Minnesota
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9781940447360
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Culture; Social analysis; Humanistic Education
Description: There are two Americas at this point in history, with two very different worldviews. One is the modern view of separated individuals defined by their right to pursue and protect material well-being in a world of free market capitalism and unlimited natural resources. The second worldview is pluralistic and relational, committed to sustainable practices that are supportive of democracy and promote the common good. These essays focus on the conflict between the two Americas as it is manifest in contemporary higher education. Higher education still stands as the gateway to adult life in a society that continues to assume an intimate connection between national well-being and educational opportunity. As such, it presents a way of understanding the underlying tension of American culture, and in some ways of global culture. Higher education itself can be an educative microcosm.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.