Ethical visions of education
Subtitle: philosophies in practice
By: edited by David T. Hansen.
Contributors: Hansen, David T., 1952-; Boston Research Center for the 21st Century.
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780807747599; 9780807747582
Subjects: Education -- Aims and objectives; Education -- Philosophy; Moral education
Description: "Putting good ideas into practice is one of the greatest challenges facing any educator. Eminent thinkers-John Dewey, Jane Addams, and others-dedicated their lives to producing ways of thinking about education and human welfare that have influenced many persons' lives. At the same time, these renowned thinkers were also trying to solve problems that every classroom teacher faces, namely, how to help children grow and learn as global citizens in a complex world. This pathbreaking book edited by David T. Hansen provides readers with a collection of insights drawn from a diverse array of thinkers that proves there is nothing quite as practical as a good educational philosophy. It will challenge readers to articulate their own working vision of how to integrate the "big ideas" about education into daily practice. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: "Developed in association with the Boston Research Center for the 21st Century."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-193) and index.
Table of contents: title: John Dewey on education and the quality of life / David T. Hansen; title: Paulo Freire's politics and pedagogy / Stephen M. Fishman and Lucille McCarthy; title: W.E.B. du Bois and an education for democracy and creativity / Rodino F. Anderson; title: Value creation as the aim of education: Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Soka education / Andrew Gebert and Monte Joffee; title: Learning from experience: Jane Addams's education in democracy as a way of life / Charlene Haddock Seigfried; title: Tao Xingzhi and the emergence of public education in China / Wang Weijia and Zhang Kaiyuan; title: Peace as a premise for learning: Maria Montessori's educational philosophy / Jacqueline Cossentino and Jennifer Whitcomb; title: Art, nature, and education: Rabindranath Tagore's holistic approach to learning / Kathleen M. O'Connell; title: Artful curriculum, evaluation, and instruction: lessons learned from Rudolf Steiner's spiritually based Waldorf education / P. Bruce Uhrmacher; title: Caring for others as a path to teaching and learning: Albert Schweitzer's reverence for life / A.G. Rud.