
ERIC Number: EJ519048
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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The Popularization of Knowledge: John Dewey on Experts and American Democracy.
Westhoff, Laura M.
History of Education Quarterly, v35 n1 p27-47 Spr 1995
Explores Dewey's concern about the potential threat to democratic community posed by dependence on experts as policymakers. Discusses Dewey's reservations and guarded support of professionalization. Contrasts his views with the democratic elitist position of Walter Lippmann. (MJP)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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