On Education.
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| Title: | On Education. |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Addams, Jane |
| Availability: | Transaction Publishers, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 ($19.95). |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 242 |
| Publication Date: | 1994 |
| Intended Audience: | Practitioners; Teachers |
| Document Type: | Book Collected Works - General Opinion Papers |
| Descriptors: | Child Labor, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Essays, Ethnic Groups, History, Immigrants, Labor Legislation, Minority Groups, Social History, Social Problems, Socialization, Urban Areas |
| ISBN: | 978-1-56000-734-0 |
| Abstract: | This book presents speeches and essays by Jane Addams, from the period between 1893 and 1930, that present a view of education as a broad process of cultural transformation and renewal, as the foundation of democracy. Among the topics presented are: (1) an exploration of some of the problems women faced upon graduating from college and returning home; (2) the practical and applied value of knowledge; (3) educational reform as a necessary step toward more fundamental political reform; (4) the value of the exchange of knowledge, skill, and experience between different nationalities and generations; and (5) the need for respecting ethnic and national diversity as a basis for Americanism and good government. Descriptions of some of the educational activities at Chicago's Hull House are also provided. (GLR) |
| Entry Date: | 1997 |
| Accession Number: | ED405395 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This book presents speeches and essays by Jane Addams, from the period between 1893 and 1930, that present a view of education as a broad process of cultural transformation and renewal, as the foundation of democracy. Among the topics presented are: (1) an exploration of some of the problems women faced upon graduating from college and returning home; (2) the practical and applied value of knowledge; (3) educational reform as a necessary step toward more fundamental political reform; (4) the value of the exchange of knowledge, skill, and experience between different nationalities and generations; and (5) the need for respecting ethnic and national diversity as a basis for Americanism and good government. Descriptions of some of the educational activities at Chicago's Hull House are also provided. (GLR) |
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| ISBN: | 978-1-56000-734-0 |
