ABSTRACT

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.

chapter |11 pages

Introduction

part One|84 pages

Reflections on Humanism

chapter Chapter One|8 pages

The Faith of a Humanist

chapter Chapter Two|15 pages

Humanism: Its Claim on Contemporary Man

chapter Chapter Three|12 pages

A Plea for Individuality

chapter Chapter Four|5 pages

What Should a Man Know?

chapter Chapter Six|18 pages

Need Science and Religion Be at Odds?

chapter Chapter Seven|12 pages

The Issue of Absolute and Relative Values

part Two|41 pages

The Essence of Democracy

chapter Chapter Eight|13 pages

The Democratic Tradition

chapter Chapter Nine|13 pages

The Crisis in Culture

chapter Chapter Ten|11 pages

The Democratic Character

part Three|62 pages

General Education and the Curriculum

chapter Chapter Eleven|15 pages

Some Reflections on General Education

chapter Chapter Twelve|9 pages

Science, Society, and the Curriculum

chapter Chapter Thirteen|15 pages

Ways of Knowing

chapter Chapter Fifteen|8 pages

A Quality Education: Its Human Dimensions

part Four|71 pages

The Social Sciences and Social Studies Education