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The Public School and the Private Vision: A Search for America in Education and Literature
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Maxine Greene, one of the leading educational philosophers of the past fifty years, remains “an idol to thousands of educators,” according to the New York Times. In The Public School and the Private Vision, first published in 1965 but out of print for many years, Greene traces the complex interplay of literature and public education from the 1830s to the 1960s—and now, in a new preface, to the present. With rare eloquence she affirms the values that lie at the roo… More >>
The Public School and the Private Vision: A Search for America in Education and Literature
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Multiple Perspectives on Play in Early Childhood Education
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Play has been part of early childhood programs since the initial kindergarten developed by Friedreich Froebel more than one hundred and fifty years ago. While research shows that most teachers value children’s play, they often do not know how to guide that play to make it more educational. Too often, in reflecting the value of child-initiated activities, teachers set the stage for children’s play, observe it, but hesitate to intervene in that play. They may fear tha… More >>
Multiple Perspectives on Play in Early Childhood Education
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The No-Nonsense Guide to Human Rights
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Since the Declaration of Human Rights over fifty years ago, we acknowledge that universal rights exist, but what does this mean to someone who is tortured or denied education, work, or asylum?
This No-Nonsense Guide to Human Rights looks at the theories of rights and universalism. It explores the difficult task of trying to protect human rights in war, the legal advances that have led to some rights abusers facing justice, and the conflicts that can o… More >>
The No-Nonsense Guide to Human Rights
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