Martin's "theory of education as encounter" places culture alongside the individual at the heart of the educational process, thus responding to the call John Dewey made over a century ago for an enlarged outlook on education.

Jane Roland Martin is Professor of Philosophy, Emerita, University of Massachusetts Boston.

Introduction

Part I: A Unified Theory of Education

1. Education as Encounter

2. The Deep Structure of Educational Thought

3. Repopulating the Educational Realm

Part II: Implications

4. Education as a Maker of Individuals and Cultures

5. Culture as Curriculum

6. Educativeness as a Virtue of Institutions and Cultures

Part III: Applications

7. Making Democratic Citizens

8. The "Woman Question" in Higher Education

9. What School Can and Cannot Do

Conclusion