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ERIC Number: EJ365333
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Securing the Republic: John Dickinson and Education.
Heisey, Daniel J.
Social Studies Journal, v17 p9-12 Spr 1988
Presents a brief history of John Dickinson, Charles Nisbet, Benjamin Rush and educational philosophies of the late eighteenth century. Discusses the traditional "classical" education of Dickinson and Nisbet and the more practical theories of Rush, who advocated "instruction in the useful arts and sciences" in order to facilitate settlement of the young country. (GEA)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Theories, General Education, Liberal Arts, Social Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Dickinson (John); Eighteenth Century; Nisbet (Charles); Rush (Benjamin)