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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gutmann, Amy
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2001.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table Of Contents; Preface To The Revised Edition; Introduction: Back To Basics; Chapter One: States And Education; Chapter Two: The Purposes Of Primary Education; Chapter Three: Dimensions Of Democratic Participation; Chapter Four: The Limits Of Democratic Authority; Chapter Five: Distributing Primary Schooling; Chapter Six: The Purposes Of Higher Education; Chapter Seven: Distributing Higher Education; Chapter Eight: Extramural Education; Chapter Nine: Educating Adults; Conclusion: The Primacy Of Political Education.
  • Epilogue: Challenges Of Civic Minimalism, Multiculturalism, And CosmopolitanismWorks Cited; Index.

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