TY - JOUR
T1 - The Reconstruction of Community College Vocational Education: A Vision for Renewing American Democracy
AU - Harbour, Clifford P.
AU - Wolgemuth, Jennifer R.
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - Objective: The purpose of this article is to explain how central points developed in Dewey’s 1916 Democracy and Education provide the rationale needed to adopt institutional and policy recommendations made by Grubb and Lazerson in their 2004 book, The Education Gospel: The Economic Power of Schooling . Method: The central points of Grubb and Lazerson’s work, and the policy agenda offered to guide reforms, are reviewed. Results: The authors describe how a Deweyan view of education and democracy may provide the motivation and guidance needed to move forward on the Grubb and Lazerson agenda to benefit community college vocational education. Contributions: The argument advanced in this article reveals that a meaningful reconstruction of community college vocational education will require implementation of institutional reforms and public policy reforms. This reconstruction will also require, however, a normative vision to motivate policy makers, educators, and citizens.
AB - Objective: The purpose of this article is to explain how central points developed in Dewey’s 1916 Democracy and Education provide the rationale needed to adopt institutional and policy recommendations made by Grubb and Lazerson in their 2004 book, The Education Gospel: The Economic Power of Schooling . Method: The central points of Grubb and Lazerson’s work, and the policy agenda offered to guide reforms, are reviewed. Results: The authors describe how a Deweyan view of education and democracy may provide the motivation and guidance needed to move forward on the Grubb and Lazerson agenda to benefit community college vocational education. Contributions: The argument advanced in this article reveals that a meaningful reconstruction of community college vocational education will require implementation of institutional reforms and public policy reforms. This reconstruction will also require, however, a normative vision to motivate policy makers, educators, and citizens.
KW - vocational education
KW - educational policy
KW - income inequality
KW - social transformation
KW - individual growth
KW - democratic character
KW - Dewey
UR - https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/esf_facpub/167
UR - https://doi.org/10.1177/0091552115580391
U2 - 10.1177/0091552115580391
DO - 10.1177/0091552115580391
M3 - Article
VL - 43
JO - Community College Review
JF - Community College Review
ER -