Social Radicalism and Liberal Education

Informationen zum Autor Lindsay Paterson is professor of educational policy at the University of Edinburgh. He has written and lectured widely on the sociology and politics of education, on the relationship among education, democracy and civil society, and on the history of Scottish education in the twentieth century. He is the author or joint author of 13 books, 27 chapters in academic books, 71 refereed papers in academic journals, 18 chapters in other books, 10 commissioned reports on research, and numerous articles in non-academic journals and other publications. He is a frequent contributor to the broadcast and print media on themes relating to education, politics and civic values. Klappentext The book examines why social radicals supported liberal education, why they have moved away from it, and what the implications are for the future of an intellectually stimulating and culturally literate education.

Product details

• Authors: Lindsay Paterson
• Publisher: Imprint Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2015
• EAN: 9781845407513
• ISBN: 978-1-84540-751-3
• No. of pages: 310
• Series: St Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs; St Andrews Studies in Philosop; St Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs; St Andrews Studies in Philosop
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries