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The Global Network Society and STS Education
Leonard Waks
Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society Vol. 19, No. 1 (1999) pp. 46–48
Anticipates the impact of the globalization of markets and expanding communication technology upon education in science, technology, and society (STS). Considers the effects on curriculum, instructional methods, learning environments, and...
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John Dewey on Listening and Friendship in School and Society
Leonard J. Waks
Educational Theory Vol. 61, No. 2 (April 2011) pp. 191–205
In this essay, Leonard Waks examines John Dewey's account of listening, drawing on Dewey's writings to establish a direct connection in his work between listening and democracy. Waks devotes the first part of the essay to explaining Dewey's...
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The Concept of a "Networked Common School"
Leonard J. Waks
E-Learning Vol. 1, No. 2 (2004) pp. 317–328
The current educational arrangements of advanced liberal democracies continue to isolate various ethnic and racial groups. Disadvantaged minority students attend inferior schools. The overreliance on the curriculum as a design for teaching and...
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The National Educational Technology Plan: Continuing the Dialogue
Raymond Rose; Leonard Waks
E-Learning and Digital Media Vol. 9, No. 1 (2012) pp. 96–99
The members of the working group on National Educational Technology Policy continue to base their formulations around entrenched conceptions of education, retaining the language of teachers, students, curriculum standards, specified objectives and...
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John Dewey and the Challenge of Progressive Education
Leonard J. Waks
International Journal of Progressive Education Vol. 9, No. 1 (February 2013) pp. 73–83
In "The School and Society" John Dewey noted new tendencies in education, e.g., manual training and nature study. He raised two related questions: (1) how are we to "understand the" new educational trends as reflections of the "social context"--as...
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Transforming American Education: Revolution or Counter-Revolution?
Leonard J. Waks
E-Learning and Digital Media Vol. 8, No. 2 (2011) pp. 145–153
This article critiques the report of President Obama's taskforce on educational technology, "Transforming American Education". It calls into question the claims of the authors that the proposed policy is "revolutionary", and then offers a point-by...
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Special Issue: Philosophy of Design, Design Education and Educational Design
Richard Buchanan; Albert Borgmann; Carl Mitcham; Leonard J. Waks; Hector J. Huyke; Douglas Kellner; Andrew Feenberg
International Journal of Technology and Design Education Vol. 11, No. 1 (2001) pp. 1–91
Articles include: "Philosophy of Design, Design Education, and Educational Design: Introduction to the Special Issue"; "Opaque and Articulate Design"; "The Problem of Character in Design Education: Liberal Arts and Professional Specialization"; "...