After becoming intrigued by John Dewey’s philosophy of education, Brameld developed his own theory of schools being the ultimate source to bring about political and social change.
Brameld graduated in 1931 when he completed his dissertation, A Philosophic Approach to Communism, which was eventually published in 1933 and set the standard for the rest of his life's work.
Brameld was a prominent supporter of the Soviet Union and often wrote articles on the relationship between teaching and "social change".
In this project, he worked with administrators to develop an educational program for the juniors and seniors which involved learning by critical thinking.
Cultural Foundations of Education: An Interdisciplinary Exploration told of the debt he owed to anthropologists who influenced his philosophy.
One of Brameld’s later books, The Teacher As World Citizen: A Scenario of the 21st Century (1976), summarizes his hopes and dreams in a different way.
As he had done for most professional life, he kept on writing letters to the editors of newspapers working on articles for journals until his death in October 1987 in Durham, North Carolina.
[2] With this philosophy of reconstructionism, his main focus was to create a school system with democracy where controversial topics play a huge role.