In this work I examined the life of Joseph Priestley and I reviewed the story of the dissenting academies and of the Lunar Society of Birmingham and the heritage left by its incredible members. I will presented a case study of practical education in the Lunar Society and Joseph Priestley’s educational works in order to analyse his great role as a leading educationalist of his time. The pragmatic and truly liberal approach to education I was able to highlight helped me to draw a lesson of modernity from their ideas and to project them on the works of John Dewey and place them in the modern debate on science education and citizenship.
(2012). "A truly liberal" practical education. Science communication and citizenship from the age of steam to the knowledge society: a lesson of modernity from the works and ideas of Joseph Priestley and the Birmingham Lunar Society. (Tesi di dottorato, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, 2012).
"A truly liberal" practical education. Science communication and citizenship from the age of steam to the knowledge society: a lesson of modernity from the works and ideas of Joseph Priestley and the Birmingham Lunar Society
CECI, CHIARA
2012
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In this work I examined the life of Joseph Priestley and I reviewed the story of the dissenting academies and of the Lunar Society of Birmingham and the heritage left by its incredible members. I will presented a case study of practical education in the Lunar Society and Joseph Priestley’s educational works in order to analyse his great role as a leading educationalist of his time. The pragmatic and truly liberal approach to education I was able to highlight helped me to draw a lesson of modernity from their ideas and to project them on the works of John Dewey and place them in the modern debate on science education and citizenship.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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