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The humanistic teachings of Earl S. Johnson
Title
The humanistic teachings of Earl S. Johnson / Earl S. Johnson ; edited and with an introduction by John D. Haas.
ISBN
0429311672
1000230414
1000266354
1000302296
9780429311673
9781000230413
9781000266351
9781000302295
0367292920
9780367292928
Publication
New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.
Copyright Notice Date
©1983
Physical Description
1 online resource (xi, 276 pages)
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 2, 2019).
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Biographical / Historical Note
Earl S. Johnson, John D. Haas
Summary
Earl S. Johnson has dedicated his life to enriching the lives of his students, to enhancing global humanism, to perfecting democracy as both government and way of life, and to improving civic education. As a person and an educator he has promoted the moral life in the moral community. This collection of Professor Johnson's work-reflections on humanism, democracy, and general and social science education-offers insights that will be valuable not only to educators but also to anyone concerned with the qualities of citizenship in a free society.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Johnson, Earl S. (Earl Shepard), 1894-1986. Humanistic teachings of Earl S. Johnson. Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1983
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 07, 2024
Series
Academy of Independent Scholars retrospections series
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Recollections
Introduction
Reflections on Humanism
The Faith of a Humanist
Humanism: Its Claim on Contemporary Man
A Plea for Individuality
What Should a Man Know?
Poetry or Plumbing: Can't We Have Both? A Perspective on Vocational Education
Need Science and Religion Be at Odds?
The Issue of Absolute and Relative Values
The Essence of Democracy
The Democratic Tradition
The Crisis in Culture
The Democratic Character
General Education and the Curriculum
Some Reflections on General Education
Science, Society, and the Curriculum
Ways of Knowing
Framework and Philosophy for an Integrated Curriculum
A Quality Education: Its Human Dimensions
The Social Sciences and Social Studies Education
A Theory of General Education in the Social Sciences
The Concept of Structure in the Social Sciences
How to Live in Two Worlds Without Confusing Them or Ourselves
Reflections on Teaching the Social Studies
Social Class as Fact and Perspective in the Social Studies
Some Thoughts on the Relations Between the Humanities and the Social Studies
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Electronic books.
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