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Actualizing the Democratic Promise of American Public Education

Lee, Stephanie Jing
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=muhonors1210279461

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2008, Bachelor of Philosophy, Miami University, School Of Interdisciplinary Studies - Interdisciplinary Studies.
The health of American democratic society is linked to the practice of American education. The American public educational system has been charged with defending democracy through the education of a capable citizenry. However, recent educational practices and policies have had the collective impact of sublimating the rhetoric of liberal democratic philosophy with free market capitalism, resulting in an increasing failure to fulfill education's democratic promise. Furthermore, the emphasis on market-driven motivations and framing in educational rhetoric has transposed itself into an increasing fragmentation of community and neglect of civic participation. If we are to reconcile democratic theory with practice, and realize the dream of American democracy, the system of American public education must itself practice a more community-minded pedagogy.
William Newell (Advisor)
Nicholas Longo (Advisor)
William Gracie (Advisor)
Lisa Weems (Committee Member)
107 p.
Adult Education; American History; Education; Education History; Educational Software; Educational Theory; Political Science
education; democracy; educational reform; careerism; activism; critical pedagogy; living wage movement; living wage campaign; Miami University administration; student resistance; revolutionary pedagogy

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  • Lee, S. J. (2008). Actualizing the Democratic Promise of American Public Education [Undergraduate thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=muhonors1210279461

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Lee, Stephanie. Actualizing the Democratic Promise of American Public Education. 2008. Miami University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=muhonors1210279461.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Lee, Stephanie. "Actualizing the Democratic Promise of American Public Education." Undergraduate thesis, Miami University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=muhonors1210279461

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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