C. Gregg Jorgensen 
Discovering John Dewey in the Twenty-First Century 
Dialogues on the Present and Future of Education

This book features a unique collection of dialogues with fourteen notable scholars on their opinions and observations about John Dewey, a renowned educational philosopher of the twentieth century. The book explores varying views about John Dewey, his philosophy, and his educational theory. In revealing positive, sometimes negative, occasionally surprising, and consistently insightful viewpoints, the author seeks to enable the reader to reflect on the primary question: does John Dewey’s consequential educational philosophy have an important role in twenty-first century education and in nurturing and sustaining democratic ideals?

Table of Content

1. Introduction.- 2. Consummate Dewey Intellectual: Larry Hickman.- 3. Champion of Change: Linda Darling-Hammond.- 4. Education Reform, Politics, and Change Advocate: Michael Apple.- 5. A Curriculum Scholar for All Time: Herbert M. Kliebard.- 6. Teacher as a Scholar: Nel Noddings.- 7. A Deweyan View for Teacher Practice: Ellen Condliffe Lagemann.- 8. Teach the Way Dewey Believed: Daniel Tanner.- 9. Philosopher and Deweyan: Judith Green.- 10. Reason and Rhetorical Questions: Walter Feinberg.- 11. A Historian Focused on Democracy: Robert B. Westbrook.- 12. A Guide to Authentic Pedagogy: Fred Newmann.- 13. Footprints from Chicago to New York City: David Hansen.- 14. A Teacher’s Teacher for the Twenty-First Century: Christine Sleeter.- 15. Leader of a Renewed Deweyan Philosophical Path: Jim Garrison.- 16. Final Reflection: Common Ground, Not So Common Ground.

About the author

C. Gregg Jorgensen is Adjunct Professor at Soka University of America, USA.