David Schaafsma is director and associate professor of English education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is the author of Eating on the Street: Teaching Literacy in a Multicultural Society.

"There is much wisdom in these essays, and although most are drawn from experiences in secondary and college-level English classrooms, the essays will likely resonate with teachers of other disciplines and at other instructional levels as well."--Choice"This collection of essays edited by David Schaafsma demonstrates how Jane Addams, via her life story, thought, and writings, remains relevant and inspirational in today's world not only for historians, feminists, peace activists, and social workers, but, specifically, for English educators as well."--Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society  "These well-crafted essays continue the conversation about Jane Addams as a distinctive voice in American letters, one that appeals to scholars across academic disciplines. David Schaafsma's collection speaks to a wide variety of readers, particularly those who are themselves teachers."--Katherine Joslin, author of Jane Addams: A Writer's Life

• CoverTitleContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction. In Search for a Form: Jane Addams, Hull-House, and Connecting Learning and Life David Schaafsma and Todd DeStigter1. In Good Company: Jane Addams's Democratic Experimentalism Todd DeStigter2. "To Learn from Life Itself": Experience and Education at Hull-House Bridget K. O'Rourke3. Problems of Memory, History, and Social Change: The Case of Jane Addams Petra Munro Hendry4. Jane Addams: Citizen Writers and a "Wider Justice" Lanette Grate5. Student Stories and Jane Addams: Unfolding Reciprocity in an English Classroom Beth Steffen6. Scaling Fences with Jane, William, and August: Meeting the Objective and Subjective Needs of Future Teachers Darren Tuggle7. A Timeless Problem: Competing Goals Jennifer Krikava8. Surveying the Territory: The Family and Social Claims Erin Vail9. Story and the Possibilities of Imagination: Addams's Legacy and the Jane Addams Children's Book Award Susan C. Griffith10. Participating in History: The Museum as a Site for Radical Empathy, Hull-House Lisa Lee and Lisa Junkin Lopez11. Manifestations of Altruism: Sympathetic Understanding, Narrative, and Democracy David SchaafsmaAfterword: The Fire Within: Evocations toward a Committed Life Ruth VinzContributorsIndex

David Schaafsma is director and associate professor of English education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is the author of Eating on the Street: Teaching Literacy in a Multicultural Society.

"There is much wisdom in these essays, and although most are drawn from experiences in secondary and college-level English classrooms, the essays will likely resonate with teachers of other disciplines and at other instructional levels as well."--Choice"This collection of essays edited by David Schaafsma demonstrates how Jane Addams, via her life story, thought, and writings, remains relevant and inspirational in today's world not only for historians, feminists, peace activists, and social workers, but, specifically, for English educators as well."--Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society  "These well-crafted essays continue the conversation about Jane Addams as a distinctive voice in American letters, one that appeals to scholars across academic disciplines. David Schaafsma's collection speaks to a wide variety of readers, particularly those who are themselves teachers."--Katherine Joslin, author of Jane Addams: A Writer's Life

• CoverTitleContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction. In Search for a Form: Jane Addams, Hull-House, and Connecting Learning and Life David Schaafsma and Todd DeStigter1. In Good Company: Jane Addams's Democratic Experimentalism Todd DeStigter2. "To Learn from Life Itself": Experience and Education at Hull-House Bridget K. O'Rourke3. Problems of Memory, History, and Social Change: The Case of Jane Addams Petra Munro Hendry4. Jane Addams: Citizen Writers and a "Wider Justice" Lanette Grate5. Student Stories and Jane Addams: Unfolding Reciprocity in an English Classroom Beth Steffen6. Scaling Fences with Jane, William, and August: Meeting the Objective and Subjective Needs of Future Teachers Darren Tuggle7. A Timeless Problem: Competing Goals Jennifer Krikava8. Surveying the Territory: The Family and Social Claims Erin Vail9. Story and the Possibilities of Imagination: Addams's Legacy and the Jane Addams Children's Book Award Susan C. Griffith10. Participating in History: The Museum as a Site for Radical Empathy, Hull-House Lisa Lee and Lisa Junkin Lopez11. Manifestations of Altruism: Sympathetic Understanding, Narrative, and Democracy David SchaafsmaAfterword: The Fire Within: Evocations toward a Committed Life Ruth VinzContributorsIndex

David Schaafsma is director and associate professor of English education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is the author of Eating on the Street: Teaching Literacy in a Multicultural Society.

"There is much wisdom in these essays, and although most are drawn from experiences in secondary and college-level English classrooms, the essays will likely resonate with teachers of other disciplines and at other instructional levels as well."--Choice"This collection of essays edited by David Schaafsma demonstrates how Jane Addams, via her life story, thought, and writings, remains relevant and inspirational in today's world not only for historians, feminists, peace activists, and social workers, but, specifically, for English educators as well."--Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society  "These well-crafted essays continue the conversation about Jane Addams as a distinctive voice in American letters, one that appeals to scholars across academic disciplines. David Schaafsma's collection speaks to a wide variety of readers, particularly those who are themselves teachers."--Katherine Joslin, author of Jane Addams: A Writer's Life

• CoverTitleContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction. In Search for a Form: Jane Addams, Hull-House, and Connecting Learning and Life David Schaafsma and Todd DeStigter1. In Good Company: Jane Addams's Democratic Experimentalism Todd DeStigter2. "To Learn from Life Itself": Experience and Education at Hull-House Bridget K. O'Rourke3. Problems of Memory, History, and Social Change: The Case of Jane Addams Petra Munro Hendry4. Jane Addams: Citizen Writers and a "Wider Justice" Lanette Grate5. Student Stories and Jane Addams: Unfolding Reciprocity in an English Classroom Beth Steffen6. Scaling Fences with Jane, William, and August: Meeting the Objective and Subjective Needs of Future Teachers Darren Tuggle7. A Timeless Problem: Competing Goals Jennifer Krikava8. Surveying the Territory: The Family and Social Claims Erin Vail9. Story and the Possibilities of Imagination: Addams's Legacy and the Jane Addams Children's Book Award Susan C. Griffith10. Participating in History: The Museum as a Site for Radical Empathy, Hull-House Lisa Lee and Lisa Junkin Lopez11. Manifestations of Altruism: Sympathetic Understanding, Narrative, and Democracy David SchaafsmaAfterword: The Fire Within: Evocations toward a Committed Life Ruth VinzContributorsIndex