ABSTRACT
Grounded in philosophy from John Dewey and Maxine Greene, this book sheds light on difficulties and practicalities of examining culture and politics within the realm of interdisciplinary education. Providing both theoretical and concrete examples of the importance of a contemporary arts education, this book offers imaginative ways the arts and sciences intersect with democratic learning and civic engagement. Chapters focus on education in relation to diversity, apprenticeship, and civic engagement; neuroscience and cognition; urban aesthetic experience and learning; and science and art intelligence.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 4|17 pages
Chicago Consciousness
Democratic Reform, the Built Environment, and Sensorimotor Awareness
chapter 6|19 pages
Flowers for Feynman
Natural Piety and the Aesthetics of Experience in the Experimental Spirit
chapter 8|15 pages
Coping Creatively, Imagining Democracy
Expressive Arts Therapy in an Urban Public School
chapter 9|12 pages
Disturbing the Peace
Community, Justice Learning, and Democratic Participation with Communities of Color
