John Dewey and the dawn of social studies : unraveling conflicting interpretations of the 1916 report

• Main Author: Jorgensen, C. Gregg
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, 2012.
• Series: Studies in the history of education (Greenwich, Conn.)
• Subjects: Dewey, John, > 1859-1952.; National Education Association of the United States. > Commission on the Reorganization of Secondary Education. > Committee on Social Studies. > Social studies in secondary education.; Social sciences > Study and teaching (Secondary) > United States > History > Sources.; Education > Teaching > Subjects > Social Science.; Secondary schools.; Teaching of a specific subject.; Educational: Social sciences, social studies.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806615483
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-61735-718-3
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 172 pages)

Founding documents--namely, the 1916 Report on Social Studies--is the focus of John Dewey and the Dawn of Social Studies: Unraveling Conflicting Interpretations of the 1916 Report which examines the Report in order to determine how it has been interpreted and regarded over time. The underlying quest...

Table of Contents:

• Preface acknowledgments Introduction
• Chapter 1. The stalwarts
• Chapter 2. The intellectuals
• Chapter 3. The trilogy: Preliminary events
• Chapter 4. The trilogy: The main event
• Chapter 5. To celebrate or critique?
• Chapter 6. Foundational influences, Part I
• Chapter 7. Foundational influences, Part II
• Chapter 8. Postmodern school of interpretation
• Chapter 9. Unraveling the dawn of social studies
• Chapter 10. Dewey as the key voice references.