Democracy as Discussion: Civic Education and the American Forum Movement

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Lexington Books, 2007 - 360 Seiten
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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Origins of Speech Pedagogy
19
Contest Debating and Civic Pedagogy
59
John Dewey and the Turn to Discussion
89
Teaching Discussion
113
The First Wave Discussion Educators Emerge
115
The Second Wave Discussion Pedagogy Comes of Age
151
The Demise of Discussion
193
The Forum Movement
211
The Development of the American Forum
213
Adult Education and the Civic Mission
241
The Federal Forum Project
277
Conclusion
331
Bibliography
343
Index
358
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William M. Keith is associate professor of communication at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

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