Prologue / Steve Fishman and Lucille McCarthy
pt. 1. The philosophy of hope / Steve Fishman
1. Constructing a Deweyan theory of hope
2. Dewey in dialogue with Gabriel Marcel : hope with and without God
3. Dewey in dialogue with Paulo Freire : hope, education, and democracy
4. Dewey in dialogue with positive psychology and C.R. Snyder : the mortality and politics of hope
5. Conclusion to part 1 : highlights of a Deweyan theory of hope
pt. 2. The practice of hope / Lucille McCarthy
6. Teaching a course on hope
7. Undergraduates in a course on hope
8. Conclusion to part 2 : highlights of the classroom study
Final reflections / Steve Fishman and Lucille McCarthy
Appendix A : Classroom research methods / Lucille McCarthy
Appendix B : Creating a syllabus for a course on hope / Steve Fishman
Appendix C : Syllabus, essay guidelines, and homework assignments / Steve Fishman
