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Democracy as discussion : civic education and the American forum movement / William M. Keith.
Series: Lexington studies in political communicationPublication details: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, c2007.Description: xiii, 360 p. ; 23 cmISBN:- 9780739115084
- 0739115081
- LC6551 .K45 2007
Contents:
Summary:
Using primary sources from archives around the country, Democracy as Discussion traces the early history of the Speech field, the development of discussion as an alternative to debate, and the Deweyan, Progressive philosophy of discussion that swept the United States in the early twentieth century.
Origins of speech pedagogy --
Contest debating and civic pedagogy --
John Dewey and the turn to discussion --
The first wave : discussion educators emerge --
The second wave : discussion pedagogy comes of age --
The demise of discussion --
The development of the American forum --
Adult education and the civic mission --
The Federal Forum Project.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Non-fiction | Main Collection | LC 6551 .K45 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5169836 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-357) and index.
Origins of speech pedagogy --
Contest debating and civic pedagogy --
John Dewey and the turn to discussion --
The first wave : discussion educators emerge --
The second wave : discussion pedagogy comes of age --
The demise of discussion --
The development of the American forum --
Adult education and the civic mission --
The Federal Forum Project.
Using primary sources from archives around the country, Democracy as Discussion traces the early history of the Speech field, the development of discussion as an alternative to debate, and the Deweyan, Progressive philosophy of discussion that swept the United States in the early twentieth century.
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