ira harkavy has given us much to consider. His paper, “Dewey, Implementation, and Creating a Democratic Civic University,” invites us to critically assess our democracy and the role of colleges and universities in the propagation of our democratic way of life. Harkavy suggests that universities are failing to fulfill their function, that is, “to educate students to be ethical, empathetic, engaged, democratic citizens, and advance knowledge for the continuous betterment of the human condition” (50). He suggests that universities are central societal institutions in the world, and research universities are most central—“they develop new ideas and technologies, incubate businesses, serve as cultural and artistic centers, and are engines of local, national, and global economics” (50). Our universities produce our teachers and our teachers’ teachers; they shape the learning, values, and the aspirations of students (Harkavy 50). But, again, universities are not fulfilling their social function of...
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April 01 2023
The University and Democracy: A Response to “Dewey, Implementation, and Creating a Democratic Civic University”
The Pluralist (2023) 18 (1): 76–80.
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Lee A. McBride III; The University and Democracy: A Response to “Dewey, Implementation, and Creating a Democratic Civic University”. The Pluralist 1 April 2023; 18 (1): 76–80. doi: https://doi.org/10.5406/19446489.18.1.07
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