Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents ix
3. Preface to the Revised Edition xi
4. Foreword to the First Edition xv
5. Preface to the First Edition xxi
6. Introduction to the First Edition xxv
7. On the Brink of Disaster 1
8. The Formative Meetings 7
9. Origins and Connections 17
10. The Last of the Founders 25
11. Recollections and Retrospections 29
12. The Letters 35
13. This Ordeal of Democracy 49
14. The John Dewey Society and The Social Frontier 55
15. The John Dewey Society and the Progressive Education Association 63
16. The Problem of Purpose in the Postwar Period 81
17. New Directions 91
18. Seeking to Save Progressive Education 101
19. The Yearbooks 109
20. The Last of the Yearbooks and the Beginning of the Lecture Series 119
21. Perspectives and Prospects 127
22. Appendix 131
23. References 147
24. About the Author 151
25. Name Index 153
26. Subject Index 159