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The Competitive Ethos and Democratic Education (Hardcover)
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The Competitive Ethos and Democratic Education (Hardcover)
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Young children and even infants work hard at mastering various
kills and show spontaneous pleasure at their own accomplishment.
John Nicholls explores the conditions that cause students to lose
their unselfconscious involvement in a game or task and become
concerned with how they are stacking up against others. Charting
the development of children’s concepts of luck, effort, and
ability, he argues that with age they are increasingly prone to
take superiority over others as the definition of success. An
emphasis on interpersonal competition, which permeates Western
society, exacerbates this egotistical tendency and results in
diminished accomplishment and alienation from school. To overcome
these problems, Nicholls argues, we must “become as little
children” for whom absorption in exploration and accomplishment
come naturally, even when those around them are more competent.
This ideal is unlikely to be promoted through technical approaches
to education, or by the current emphasis on the role of education
in economic development. Instead, Nicholls calls for a progressive
approach to education. Difficult though it is to implement, this
approach is most likely to increase equality of motivation for
intellectual development, substantial accomplishment, satisfaction
in work, and more productive relations with others. These are
important ideas for anyone interested in achievement motivation,
for those professionally involved in education, and for
nonspecialists interested in, or worried about, how we educate our
children.
General
Imprint: |
Harvard University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 1989 |
Firstpublished: |
April 1989 |
Authors: |
John G. Nicholls
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Dimensions: |
164 x 241 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
261 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-674-15417-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
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LSN: |
0-674-15417-7 |
Barcode: |
9780674154179 |
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