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Direct linkGaudelli, William; Laverty, Megan J. – Education and Culture, 2018
As the world grows increasingly contentious, education for citizenship demands greater attention. Yet at this perilous juncture, social studies has neglected to take up the task of preparing citizens in a democratic and global society. Social studies has become increasingly fragmented and isolated by disciplinary foci that fetishize academic…
Descriptors: Social Change, Social Studies, Social Attitudes, Progressive Education
Williams, Jerry L. – Education and Culture, 2016
This essay examines the poetry of John Dewey, 101 poems in total. Characteristic of the rhymed and metered poetry of the period, they show a very human side of Dewey. This analysis argues that many of his poems deal with existential themes--love, finitude, and God, for example. On a deeper level these poems are also show connections to Dewey's…
Descriptors: Poetry, Social Change, Poets, Philosophy
Celik, Rasit – Education and Culture, 2014
Creating a democratic nation-state and sustaining its progress was seen by the founders of the Republic of Turkey as necessary to achieving the goal of becoming a distinguished member among developed civilizations. The founders conceived of education as a main instrument in disseminating this new ideology and ensuring the emergence of a culture of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ideology, Educational Philosophy, Educational Development
Wahman, Jessica – Education and Culture, 2009
It has been said that pragmatism's "merely instrumental" truths fail to motivate radical change whereas absolute ideals make excellent guiding and driving forces for justice. However, in "Radical Equations: Math Literacy and Civil Rights," Robert Moses speaks of the radical success of pragmatic principles, used in the Civil Rights Movement, that…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Social Change, Algebra, Social Justice
Stack, Sam F., Jr. – Education and Culture, 2009
In an attempt to better understand the complexity of American racism and democracy, this paper explores racism through the plight of an African American sharecropper, Odell Waller, and the reaction and involvement of John Dewey, America's most liberal democratic philosopher of the 20th century. This exploration delves into the nature of American…
Descriptors: Democracy, Racial Relations, Civil Rights, Social Change
Meadows, Elizabeth; Blatchford, Katherine – Education and Culture, 2009
Excellent, democratic education that furthers each person's potential, success and happiness for her own and others' well-being is not yet widespread in the U.S. today. Dewey's The Public and Its Problems has much to say about the possibilities and challenges of achieving this goal. This paper examines Dewey's ideas about how a public for…
Descriptors: Democracy, Democratic Values, Social Change, Social Justice
