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Nurturing a Democratic Community in the Classroom

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Thayer-Bacon tells her story in a conversational tone that traces her personal and professional roots as she describes various chapters of her life: first as a philosopher, how she became involved in education, and then how that involvement became a career as a philosopher of education, in a large teacher education program, and now at a research institution. She sketches her philosophical contributions, as a pragmatist, feminist, postmodernist, and cultural studies scholar, to philosophy, philosophy of education, and education.

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  1. Cultural Studies of Education and Learning Environments and Educational Studies, University of Tennessee, 1126 Volunteer Blvd, Claxton-420, Knoxville, TN, 37996-3456, USA

    Barbara J. Thayer-Bacon

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Thayer-Bacon, B.J. Nurturing a Democratic Community in the Classroom. Stud Philos Educ 30, 491–497 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11217-011-9241-z

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