RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Individualism, Collectivism, and Radical Educational Reform
JF Harvard Educational Review
JO herp
FD Harvard Educational Press
SP 227
OP 266
DO 10.17763/haer.48.2.p8vr618t2x043m11
VO 48
IS 2
A1 Cagan, Elizabeth
YR 1978
UL http://harvardeducationalreview.org/content/48/2/227.abstract
AB Suggesting the American notions of individualism may be at the heart of the failure of radical schools reform, Elizabeth Cagan argues that educators must actively foster in children a collectivist character—one based on altruism, cooperation,and concern for the welfare of others. In support of this, she reviews a diverse body of literature ranging from observaations of education in socialist nations to experimental research on cooperative behavior among childern. Concluding that a moral commitment to collectivist ideals is the essence of radical reform, she offers a series of educational activities and methods designed both to reflect and to promote such ideals.