Paideia Proposal

An Educational Manifesto

by Mortimer J. Adler

ISBN: 0020641001
ISBN-13: 9780020641001
Format: Paperback

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Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published date: 1982
Size: 6.5 x 9 inches
Weight: 0.35 pounds

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Analyzes the purpose of public education in a democratic society and recommends changes in American public schools designed to improve both the quality and equality of education.

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Paideia Proposal: an Educational Manifesto

Adler, Mortimer

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Macmillan Pub Co, 1982. Soft Cover. Good. Good. No Jacket 8vo-over 7Â¾"-9Â¾" tall.. (more information)

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