The Last Best Hope: A Democracy Reader: A Democracy Leader (Jossey-Bass Education)

Stephen John Goodlad

ISBN 10: 0787956813 / ISBN 13: 9780787956813

Published by Jossey-Bass 2001-02-20, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Last Best Hope: A Democracy Reader: A Democracy Leader (Jossey-Bass Education)
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass 2001-02-20
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0787956813
• ISBN 13: 9780787956813
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Sponsored by the Institute for Educational Inquiry



What are the conditions necessary for democracy to exist and flourish? Is democracy a sustainable ideal? What does individual freedom mean in a democracy? What is the relationship between democracy and morality? What roles does or should education play in a democratic society? Address some of the most important issues confronting democracy in the twenty-first century with this comprehensive anthology.

In addition to providing a provocative view of a complex subject, this collection will also be invaluable to anyone seeking a general introduction and overview of contemporary thought on the subject of democracy and education. Democracy demands of its citizens the ability to discuss, debate, and learn from one another. The Last Best Hope, a companion volume to Developing Democratic Character in the Young, encourages and makes a major contribution to such discourse.

About the Author

STEPHEN JOHN GOODLAD is a writer and philosopher whose interests center on the relationships between environmentalism, ecology, and democracy and, in turn, the implications of those relationships for education and schooling.