Creating Citizens - Political Education and Liberal Democracy

Zusatztext Its argument has obvious relevance to a range of educational settings. Callan's reasoned and dialogical way of writing underpins and honest and disciplined approach to political education in a liberal democracy. - Dr John Field - JRM of Moral Education Vol 28 No 2 1999 Informationen zum Autor Professor Eamonn Callan is Professor of Educational Policy Studies aty the University of Alberta, Canada. He was educated at University College, Dublin and at the University of Alberta, where he gained his Ph.D. in the Philosophy of Education in 1982. He is the author of numerous articles and books on the philosophy of education and educational policy. Klappentext Written by one of the most highly regarded philosophers of education in the world today, this timely new study sheds light on the recent debate over federal funding of private schools. Eamonn Callan identifies both the principal ends of civic education and the rights that limit their political pursuit. Zusammenfassung This timely and important book presents a compelling new theory of political education for liberal democracies. Amidst current concern over the need to encourage a morally sensitive and committed citizenry, Professor Callan's study provides a much-needed balanced discussion of the proper ends of education, as well as the moral rights of parents and children. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Education and the Politics of Virtue 2: Pluralism and Political Liberalism 3: Autonomy, Justice, and the Good 4: Justice, Care, and Community 5: Patriotism and Sentimentality 6: The Great Sphere and Rights 7: Common Schools, Separate Schools 8: Virtue, Dialogue, and the Common School 9: Conclusion

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Eamonn Callan, Eamonn ( Callan, Eamonn (Professor of Education Callan, Callan Eamonn
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 18.09.1997
• EAN: 9780198292586
• ISBN: 978-0-19-829258-6
• Seiten: 272
• Serien: Oxford Political Theory; Oxford Political Theory (Hardc; Oxford Political Theory
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Pädagogik > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; PHILOSOPHY / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Philosophy, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Political science & theory, Philosophy & theory of education, Philosophy and theory of education, Political science and theory, Human rights, civil rights, Freedom Of Information & Freedom Of Speech