Review
‘A veritable feast of fresh insights into the relations between Dewey’s educational philosophy and the work of the major figures of the continental tradition, and [Fairfield’s] chapters on the hot-button issues of ethics, religion, and politics in the classroom provide much needed guidance to teachers at every academic level.’ - Larry A. Hickman, Director of the Center for Dewey Studies and Professor of Philosophy, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA
‘This book takes up the message of the real Dewey in going ‘beyond progressivism and conservativism’. In so doing, it takes up some of the main themes of Dewey’s philosophy and, in similar vein, transcends the dualism which bedevils educational thinking and policy. It is a most important contribution to the growing interest in what Dewey really argued.’ - Richard Pring, Professor of Education, University of Oxford, UK