| Democracy's Midwife: An Education in Deliberation Contributor(s): Crittenden, Jack (Author) |
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ISBN: 0739103296 ISBN-13: 9780739103296 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $51.47 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy - Political Science | Civics & Citizenship |
| Dewey: 321.8 |
| LCCN: 2001038912 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.04" W x 9" (0.89 lbs) 262 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The philosopher-educator John Dewey wrote that 'Democracy has to be born anew every generation, and education is its midwife.' In an America where every vote-though considered equally-counts for very little, Democracy's Midwife offers the vision of a new kind of democratic system: a deliberative democracy energized by an educated citizenry. Jack Crittenden's excellent new study looks behind the modern democratic rhetoric to reveal a system of government that excludes citizens from participating directly in decision-making. The book combines a thorough examination of the theoretical underpinnings of democratic education with radical solutions for the overhaul of a system of civic education dating back to the Founding Fathers. Democracy's Midwife is both a denunciation of an education system that has failed to prepare future citizens for participation in public life and a timely blueprint for the creation of a civic-minded electorate prepared for the responsibility of self-government. |
