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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|84 pages
Reflections on Humanism
chapter Chapter Five|10 pages
Poetry or Plumbing: Can't We Have Both? A Perspective on Vocational Education
part Two|41 pages
The Essence of Democracy
part Three|62 pages
General Education and the Curriculum
part Four|71 pages
The Social Sciences and Social Studies Education