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Exploring F. W. Parker's Notions Regarding Child Education
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Shih, Yi-Huang – Policy Futures in Education, 2022
F. W. Parker (1837-1902), an American educationist, implemented various reforms in education. Parker had a considerable role in the development of progressive education in the United States. Parker is usually regarded as the father of progressive education. Using theoretical analysis, this article aims to explore the notions regarding child…
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Progressive Education, Role of Education, Holistic Approach
Mobilizing Public Alternative Schools for Post-Neoliberal Futures: Legacies of Critical Hope in Philadelphia and Toronto
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Maton, Rhiannon M.; Nichols, T. Philip – Policy Futures in Education, 2020
Starting in the late 1960s, alternative schools were established in many public school districts across North America. These programs tended to embrace humanizing ideals and sought to center self-expression, creativity, and non-hierarchical values in school governance models. While alternative schools persist today, many now embrace a range of…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Nontraditional Education, Urban Schools, Educational Change
Cosmopolitan Education in Local Settings: Toward a New Civics Education for the 21st Century
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Vinokur, Eli – Policy Futures in Education, 2018
This article reviews the rival trends and competing discourses within the cosmopolitan tradition to formulate a comprehensive educational approach, called 'rooted cosmopolitanism', that is timely, conceptually operational, culturally sensitive, and applicable in local educational settings. After reviewing the existing conceptions of…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Multicultural Education, Civics, Patriotism