Educating the Democratic Mind

There can be no democracy without democrats, and democrats are made, not born. This volume features sixteen provocative essays, old and new, on the concern to educate young people for that loosely-defined genre of political and social life called democracy. It is an historical collection on the central question of our era: How and what might children be taught so that they respond well and creatively to the demands of an increasingly diverse society that is organized under and struggling, on and off, to realize the democratic ideal? How are we to educate children to embrace difference and maintain a common life? Contributors include Walter C. Parker, Ann V. Angell, James A. Banks, Jane Bernard-Powers, Carole L. Hahn, David Mathews, William B. Stanley, and James Anthony Whitson.

Author: Walter C. Parker
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 11/02/1995
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 8.54h x 5.60w x 0.99d
ISBN: 9780791427088

About the Author
Walter C. Parker is Associate Professor of Education at the University of Washington.

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