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This book explores affinities between Amartya Sen's capabilities approach and John Dewey's notions of education for democracy and offers new implications for educational policy and practice.
Written by Senian and Deweyan scholars, this collection compares, contrasts and combines the works of Sen and Dewey to flesh out the implications for educational policies, curriculum, and pedagogies that can help build a more cohesive society and stronger democracy. This book applies Sen's work to Deweyan ideas of education for democracy, and examines the ways in which education can nurture individuals' skills for meaningful participation in the economy and society. The chapters cover a range of topics, including human well-being and economic development, experiential education, children and schooling, cultural conceptions of freedom and democracy, and educational policy and practice. It also includes a critical literacy perspective of the moral implications of Dewey's democratic education and Sen's capabilities approach, exploring questions of power, privilege, and social justice.
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1. Beyond the Market Metrics: Imagining the Intersectionality of Sen and Dewey in the Economics of Education, Ali Arshad (New Mexico Highlands University, USA)
2. Democratic Value Resistance: Deweyan Future of Measurement in Education, Ka Ya Lee (Harvard University, USA)
3. What Freedom and Democracy Can Mean: And How We Can Educate for Them, Robert Karaba (New Mexico Highlands University, USA)
4. Considering a Framework for Democratic Literacy in Dewey and Sen: An Integrated Conceptualization, Charles Lowery (Virginia Tech University, USA)
5. Reframing the Problem of Knowledge and Promoting Democratic Capability: A Deweyan and Senian Approach to Preparing Democracy, Tony DeCesare (Saint Xavier University, USA)
Conclusion, Robert Karaba (New Mexico Highlands University, USA)
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| Published | 22 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 160 |
| ISBN | 9781350540675 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 10 bw illus |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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