Educating for Democracy in a Changing World

Steve Fain

ISBN 10: 1433100320 / ISBN 13: 9781433100321

Published by Peter Lang, Peter Lang Mär 2007, 2007

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This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -It is the premise of Educating for Democracy in a Changing World that in the wake of the events of 9/11 and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, people recognize that there is an ever-increasing threat to democratic societies and nations. For most citizens of the world, freedom is a requisite condition of democracy. Understanding democracy has become difficult at a time when we are bombarded with phrases and slogans that seek to dichotomize it. This collection of essays is based on the contemporary responses of a diverse group of writers from education, international relations, law, political science, history, psychology, philosophy, and sociology to the questions about democracy for Americans within the context of the changing world.Lang, Peter GmbH, Gontardstraße 11, 10178 Berlin 176 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Educating for Democracy in a Changing World
• Publisher: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Mär 2007
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1433100320
• ISBN 13: 9781433100321
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 236W x 165H x 14D millimeters 236 millimeters width by 165 millimeters height by 14 millimeters depth
• Weight: 438 grams

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Synopsis

It is the premise of Educating for Democracy in a Changing World that in the wake of the events of 9/11 and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, people recognize that there is an ever-increasing threat to democratic societies and nations. For most citizens of the world, freedom is a requisite condition of democracy. Understanding democracy has become difficult at a time when we are bombarded with phrases and slogans that seek to dichotomize it. This collection of essays is based on the contemporary responses of a diverse group of writers from education, international relations, law, political science, history, psychology, philosophy, and sociology to the questions about democracy for Americans within the context of the changing world.

About the Author

The Editors: Stephen M. Fain is Professor of Curriculum History and Honors College Fellow at Florida International University. He is co-editor of The Freirean Legacy (Peter Lang, 2002) and Pedagogy of Place (Peter Lang, 2004).
David M. Callejo Pérez teaches curriculum studies at West Virginia University. He is author of Southern Hospitality (Peter Lang, 2001) and co-editor of Pedagogy of Place (Peter Lang, 2004). His work focuses on identity and schools, teacher education, qualitative research, and transmigration.
Judith J. Slater is Professor of Education at Florida International University, specializing in curriculum theory, evaluation and organizational culture. She is the author of Anatomy of a Collaboration (1996), Acts of Alignment (Peter Lang, 2000), editor of Teen Life in Asia (2004), and co-editor of The Freirean Legacy (Peter Lang, 2002), and Pedagogy of Place (Peter Lang, 2004).