Systems Theory for Pragmatic Schooling: Toward Principles of Democratic Educatio

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Writing for educators and education leaders, Cunningham shows that combining a philosophy of pragmatism with thinking about education as systems can illuminate challenges in contemporary schooling and provide practical solutions for creating a democratic education.

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Writing for educators and education leaders, Cunningham shows that combining a philosophy of pragmatism with thinking about education as systems can illuminate challenges in contemporary schooling and provide practical solutions for creating a democratic education.

Author Biography

Craig A. Cunningham is Associate Professor of Advanced Studies in Teaching, Educational Foundations, and Technology in Education at National Louis University, Chicago, USA.

Table of Contents

1. The Schooling We Have 2. The Nature of Nature 3. Systems 4. The Complexities of Schooling 5. Learners and Learning 6. Teachers and Teaching 7. The Schooling We Need 8. Epilogue

Review

"Craig Cunningham provides a detailed and accessible text dealing with Dewey, systems theory, and a notion of schooling that contrasts with much of what goes on in the name of education in the contemporary United States. … his book is the most accessible introduction to systems theory, not only in education, but in the wider social science literature as well. It is an excellent book for use in the classroom." (Richard Quantz and Deron Boyles, Educational Theory, Vol. 67 (1), 2017)

Long Description

Systems Theory for Pragmatic Schooling combines John Dewey's conception of the nature of nature and philosophy of experience with contemporary systems theory and concepts related to complexity to argue for reconceptualising the purposes of schooling to focus on the development of the unique potential for a diverse democracy society.

Review Quote

"With remarkable insight, Cunningham realizes that John Dewey's pluralistic, situational, holistic, emergent, transactional perspectivalism-influenced as it is by Darwinian naturalism and biological functionalism that rejects the organism versus environment dualism-is an excellent place to start for those wishing to integrate complex systems theory into the field of education. We will not have real school reform until the reformers reform their thinking. Cunningham's book is a great place to start." - Jim Garrison, Professor of Philosophy of Education, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA "Cunningham's core concept, 'Systems Theory,' may sound technical and forbiddingly abstract- but it is anything but that. The book is consistently well-written and accessible. It raises timely and challenging questions about education, and casts them in a clear-eyed idiom that invites the reader to think. I commend the book to all who care about the present and future prospects of our nation's schools." - David T. Hansen, Weinberg Professor in the Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education, Columbia University, USA "Cunningham brings Dewey's naturalism in conversation with insights from systems theory in order to raise some probing questions about contemporary schooling. Clear, accessible, eloquent and passionate." - Gert Biesta, Professor of Educational Theory and Policy, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, and author of The Beautiful Risk of Education (2014) "A breath of fresh air in an era of stale schooling! Cunningham gives us valuable suggestions to build on diversity, professional choice, interdisciplinary collaboration, and-yes-joy in education." - Nel Noddings, Lee Jacks Professor of Education Emerita, Stanford University, USA, and author of Education and Democracy in the 21st Century (2013)

Details ISBN1137449314 Publisher Palgrave Macmillan Year 2014 ISBN-10 1137449314 ISBN-13 9781137449313 Format Hardcover Language English Publication Date 2014-11-14 Short Title SYSTEMS THEORY FOR PRAGMATIC S Media Book DEWEY 370.1 Edition Description 2014 Imprint Palgrave Pivot Subtitle Toward Principles of Democratic Education Place of Publication Basingstoke Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations 2 Illustrations, black and white; XII, 142 p. 2 illus. Author C. Cunningham Pages 142 UK Release Date 2014-11-14 AU Release Date 2014-11-14 NZ Release Date 2014-11-14 Series The Cultural and Social Foundations of Education Alternative 9781349496723 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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