Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-193) and index.
Contents
pt. 1. The Evolution of an Educational Philosophy. 1. The Educational Context in Quebec. 2. Popular Educational Theories of the 1960s and 1970s. 3. Early Philosophical Roots of Humanistic Education. 4. Theoreticians and Theories of Humanistic Education. 5. Critical Pedagogy: Contributions and Limitations. 6. Reconstructing Pedagogy -- pt. 2. Ideology and Practice at the New School: A Case Study. 7. The Dialectical Relationship between Ideology and Praxis. 8. Clientele, the Agenda of the State, and Pedagogy at the New School. 9. The Primary Affiliative Group as Locus of Learning: The Bands. 10. Formal Curriculum: The Learning Groups. 11. The Struggle for Community. 12. Conclusion: Critical Humanism and the Transformation of Education.