Democratic Education : Revised Edition

Who should have the authority to shape the education of citizens in a democracy? This is the central question posed by Amy Gutmann in the first book-length study of the democratic theory of education. The author tackles a wide range of issues, from the democratic case against book banning to the rol...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Gutmann, Amy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2001.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Education and state > Citizen participation.
Education > Aims and objectives.
Democracy.
EDUCATION > Educational Policy & Reform > General.
EDUCATION > History.
EDUCATION > Comparative.
Éducation > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Participation des citoyens.
Education and state > United States > Citizen participation.
Democracy > United States.
Education > Aims and objectives > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Who should have the authority to shape the education of citizens in a democracy? This is the central question posed by Amy Gutmann in the first book-length study of the democratic theory of education. The author tackles a wide range of issues, from the democratic case against book banning to the role of teachers' unions in education, as well as the vexed questions of public support for private schools and affirmative action in college admissions.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (368 pages).
ISBN:9781400822911

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