Maxine Greene
Self Identity & Influences
Voki & Teacher's Role
Background
- Believes in a pluralistic democratic theory that moves beyond liberal democracy
- Pluralistic democracy
- Strongly believes in helping people further their imaginations
- Influenced by Deweys concept of democracy
- In Teacher as Stranger, she used concepts from Aristotle and Plato on her idea of human nature
- Those who have learned the importance of becoming reflective enough to think about their own thinking and become conscious of their own consciousness should be allowed to teach
- Introduce works of literature and art into education to develop conscious concern
- Not necessary for everyone to be knowledgeable in math & science, crucial for everyone to contemplate who we are as individuals and as members of a culture
- Born in New York City in 1916
- Received honorary degrees in Humanities
- Received her doctorate in education at New York University in 1955
- Started to teach at Montclair State College, Brooklyn College, and New York University.
- 1965 she established herself as the lone female voice in a male-dominated faculty at Columbia University and Teachers College. All her colleagues found her “too literary.”
- Founded the Maxine Greene Foundation for Social Imagination, the Arts, and Education in 2003
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Vision & Contributions
Bibliography
Greene, Maxine. "Education in the Contemporary Moment". 1-5. Web. 26 Feb. 2014.
Thayer-Bacon, Barbara. "Educational Studies: A Journal of the American Educational Studies Association." Democracies-Always-in-the-Making:Maxine Greene's Influence. 44.3 (2008): Web. 26 Feb. 2014.
Greene, Maxine. "Art and Imagination". 1-5. Web. 26 Feb. 2014.
- Ultimate vision for education would be the incorporation of arts and sociological imagination
- Teachers need to bring themselves to school, use their own lives, knowledge, and explorations as elements within the curriculum
- Philosopher-in-Residence of Lincoln Center Institute for the Arts in Education since 1976
- In 2003, she founded the Maxine Greene Foundation for Social Imagination, the Arts, and Education
- Past President of the American Educational Research Association Philosophy of Education Society, American Educational Studies Association and the Middle Atlantic States Philosophy of Education Society
- Chair named after her in the Teacher’s College Trustees
- Wrote seven books and numerous article about the importance of humanities in education
By:
Stephanie Thomson
Rachael Nigro
Willim Van Brederode
Michael Burns
Jimmy Schofield