Systems Theory for Pragmatic Schooling: Toward Principles of Democratic Education
Writing for educators and education leaders, Cunningham shows that combining a philosophy of pragmatism with thinking about education as systems can illuminate challenges in contemporary schooling and provide practical solutions for creating a democratic
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The Cultural and Social Foundations of Education Series Editor: A.G. Rud, Distinguished Professor in the College of Education of Washington State University, USA. The Palgrave Pivot series on the Cultural and Social Foundations of Education seeks to understand educational practices around the world through the interpretive lenses provided by the disciplines of philosophy, history, sociology, politics, and cultural studies. This series focuses on the following major themes: democracy and social justice, ethics, sustainability education, technology, and the imagination. It publishes the best current thinking on those topics, as well as reconsideration of historical figures and major thinkers in education. Titles include: Craig A. Cunningham SYSTEMS THEORY FOR PRAGMATIC SCHOOLING Toward Principles of Democratic Education Aaron Stoller KNOWING AND LEARNING AS CREATIVE ACTION A Reexamination of the Epistemological Foundations of Education Sue Ellen Henry CHILDREN’S BODIES IN SCHOOLS Corporeal Performances of Social Class Clarence W. Joldersma A LEVINASIAN ETHICS FOR EDUCATION’S COMMONPLACES Between Calling and Inspiration
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Systems Theory for Pragmatic Schooling: Toward Principles of Democratic Education Craig A. Cunningham Associate Professor, National College of Education, National Louis University, Chicago, USA
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systems theory for pragmatic schooling Copyright © Craig A. Cunningham, 2014. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2014 978-1-137-44931-3
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The aim of science is to seek the simplest explanations of complex facts. We are apt to fall into the error of thinking that the facts are simple because simplicity is the goal of our quest. The guiding motto in the life of every natural philosopher should be,
“Seek simplicity and distrust it.” —Alfred North Whitehead, The Concept of Nature (1920)
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This book is dedicated to Rowan and Thomas. Your differences and complexities never fail to amaze and inspire.
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